When it comes to labor, Cartersville and Bartow County offer both quantity and quality. . . an enviable position to be sure. A robust local workforce is available to help businesses grow in a wide variety of manufacturing, professional and service industries. These workers are dedicated to quality, finding satisfaction within their jobs, and adopting a loyal, pro-company point of view. In addition, local committees such as the Human Resource Council or Plant Manager Council keep area businesses in touch with the local labor climate. . . a strategic edge in today’s business world.
LOCAL WORKFORCE

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

LABOR RELATIONS

 LOW COSTS

LABOR SUPPORT

SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIAL BASE

GEORGIA'S WORK READY INITIATIVE


LOCAL WORKFORCE

  • Over 40,000 local workers
  • 62.1% of the workforce lives and works within Bartow county 
  • Employees will drive 30 to 45 minutes to work here
  • Area unemployment rate fluctuates between 4% and 6%
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES (GDOL not seasonally adjusted)

Bartow County labor force (based on place of residence and persons 16 years and older) is 47,501 as of May 2008. 3,084 of those are actively seeking employment currently.  The Bartow area labor draw area (Bartow and contiguous counties:  Cobb, Cherokee, Floyd, Gordon, Paulding) consists of 691,337 workers.

May 2008

April 2008

May 2007

 

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployed

Unemp. Rate

 Unemp. Rate

Unemp. Rate

Bartow County

47,501

44,417

3,084

6.5%

 6.4%

4.5%

NWGA Region

317,495

298,763

18,732

5.9%

5.3%

4.0%

Atlanta MSA

2,784,301

2,631,104

153,197

5.5%

 4.9%

4.0%

Georgia

4,892,470

4,617,821

274,649

5.6%

 5.0%

4.1%

US

154,003,000

145,926,000

8,076,000

5.2%

4.8%

4.3%

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

QUICKSTART PROGRAM

Quick Start is an internationally recognized program that provides customized, job-specific training for your business. This is a state-funded economic development incentive for companies to locate or expand in Georgia . . . and best of all it’s free of charge. Local business and industry has benefited from Quick Start programs developed and coordinated right here through North Metro Technical College.

www.georgiaquickstart.org

RECENT QUICK START CLIENTS IN BARTOW COUNTY

  • Chemical Products Corporation
  • Enforcer Products
  • Gerdau Ameristeel
  • IBBS (Integrated Broadband Systems)
  • Sakai
  • Shaw Industries
  • Toyo Tire NA
  • Trinity Rail Group
  • Yan Mar Manufacturing

    LABOR RELATIONS

    • Contented employees with pro-Company attitudes
    • Only 1 locally-organized labor union:

    – Teamsters (IBT) with 70% participation

    • No successful local union organizations in the last 10 years
    • Percentage of unionized manufacturing firms – 0.7%
    • Percentage of manufacturing employees who are union members – 4.6%

    LOW COSTS

    • Labor costs below the state and national averages

    LABOR SUPPORT

    The Human Resource Council

    • Supports business and industry with a local forum for human resource and legal issues.
    • Approximately 40 members comprised of local plant managers and human resource directors.
    • Offers educational seminars.
    • Meets on alternate months.

    SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIAL BASE

    14 LARGEST PUBLIC & PRIVATE EMPLOYERS*
SHAW INDUSTRIES Floor Coverings
2100
BARTOW COUNTY SCHOOLS Education
1618
TRINITY RAIL OPERATIONS Rail cars
1140**
CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER Healthcare 750
ANHEUSER-BUSCH Beer
706*
BARTOW COUNTY Government 555
CARTERSVILLE SCHOOLS Education
503
GEORGIA POWER/PLANT BOWEN Electricity 400
TOYO TIRE NA Tires

397
WAL-MART Retail sales
390

GERDAU AMERISTEEL

 Steel Products
380
CITY OF CARTERSVILLE Government
364
ENFORCER PRODUCTS/ZEP Insecticides
270
T. I. GROUP AUTOMOTIVE Tubing
260
*  585 Full Time Employees - 121 Part Time Employees                                   

** Approximately 200 additional jobs are slated to be added                         by the end of 2008                                

 

GEORGIA'S WORK READY INITIATIVE

For more information regarding the Georgia Work Ready Initiative from the Governor's Office of Workforce Development (Link)

Work Keys Information (Link)

 
* Sources Georgia Department of Labor, Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce

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LINKS

Georgia Department of Labor
www.dol.state.ga.us

Georgia QuickStart
www.georgiaquickstart.org