MERIWETHER AREA LABOR STATISTICS

This profile of Meriwether County includes data for Meriwether, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Pike, Spalding, Talbot, Troup, and UpsonUntitled (28) counties.

CURRENT LABOR FORCE

Labor force includes residents of the county who are working or seeking work. This table indicates the size and composition of the labor force.


Labor Force Statistics
May 2020

Preliminary
Meriwether County
Georgia
Civilian Labor Force
8,609
4,900,874
Employment
7,550
4,436,196
Unemployment
1,059
464,678
Unemployment Rate
12.3%
9.5%


April 2020 Monthly Averages
CountyLabor ForceEmployedUnemployedUnemployed Rate %
Meriwether8,6797,3081,37115.8%
Coweta71,26962,0369,23313.0%
Harris15,40313,8271,57610.2%
Heard5,0944,35673814.5%
Pike18,03315,9062,12711.8%
Spalding27,02023,5903,43012.7%
Talbot2,6502,32732312.2%
Troup39,92333,9086,01515.1%
Upson11,1239,7771,34612.1%
Total1991941730352615913.0%


Georgia Unemployment Rate:    April 2020     12.2%

U.S. Unemployment Rate:          April 2020      14.4%

Georgia Unemployment Rate:   May 2020          9.5%


Population
County2010 Census2015 Rank2015 ProjectionPercent Change
2010 - 2015 
2025 ProjectedPercent Change
201-2015
Meriwether County21,9928125,23514.728,89631.4
Meriwether Area364,337
416,88414.4522,82543.5
Georgia9,687,653
11,076,61914.313,426,59038.6
United States309,050,816
322,365,7874.3394,439,19913.1