MERIWETHER AREA LABOR STATISTICS
This profile of Meriwether County includes data for Meriwether, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Pike, Spalding, Talbot, Troup, and Upson 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemployed Rate % |
| Meriwether | 8,679 | 7,308 | 1,371 | 15.8% |
| Coweta | 71,269 | 62,036 | 9,233 | 13.0% |
| Harris | 15,403 | 13,827 | 1,576 | 10.2% |
| Heard | 5,094 | 4,356 | 738 | 14.5% |
| Pike | 18,033 | 15,906 | 2,127 | 11.8% |
| Spalding | 27,020 | 23,590 | 3,430 | 12.7% |
| Talbot | 2,650 | 2,327 | 323 | 12.2% |
| Troup | 39,923 | 33,908 | 6,015 | 15.1% |
| Upson | 11,123 | 9,777 | 1,346 | 12.1% |
| Total | 199194 | 173035 | 26159 | 13.0% |
Georgia Unemployment Rate: April 2020 12.2%
U.S. Unemployment Rate: April 2020 14.4%
Georgia Unemployment Rate: May 2020 9.5%
| Population | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | 2010 Census | 2015 Rank | 2015 Projection | Percent Change 2010 - 2015 | 2025 Projected | Percent Change 201-2015 |
| Meriwether County | 21,992 | 81 | 25,235 | 14.7 | 28,896 | 31.4 |
| Meriwether Area | 364,337 | 416,884 | 14.4 | 522,825 | 43.5 | |
| Georgia | 9,687,653 | 11,076,619 | 14.3 | 13,426,590 | 38.6 | |
| United States | 309,050,816 | 322,365,787 | 4.3 | 394,439,199 | 13.1 | |