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 generally 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 45,643 as of December 2011. 4,812 of those are actively seeking employment currently.  The Bartow area labor draw area (Bartow and contiguous counties:  Cobb, Cherokee, Floyd, Gordon, Paulding) consists of 668,385 workers.

December 2011

Nov 2011

Dec 2010

 

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployed

Unemp. Rate

 Unemp. Rate

Unemp. Rate

Bartow County

45,643

40,831

4,812

10.5%

 10.3%

11.7%

NWGA Region

404,465

365,115

39,350

9.7%

9.6%

10.9%

Atlanta MSA

2,697,848

2,444,914

252,934

9.4%

 9.2%

10.1%

Georgia

4,757,165

4,307,691

449,474

9.4%

 9.2%

10.2%

US

153,617,000

140,681,000

12,692,000

 8.3%

8.2%

9.1%

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

QUICK START 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 the Technical College System of Georgia.

www.georgiaquickstart.org

RECENT QUICK START CLIENTS IN BARTOW COUNTY

  • Zep/Enforcer Products
  • Gerdau
  • Toyo Tire NA
  • Applied Thermoplastic Resources

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.

SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIAL BASE

10 LARGEST MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS*
SHAW INDUSTRIES Floor Coverings
2562
TOYO TIRES NA Tires
1070
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV Beer

571*
GEORGIA POWER/PLANT BOWEN Electricity
396

GERDAU

 Steel Products
380
T.I. GROUP AUTOMOTIVE Tubing

250
AQUAFIL USA INC Textiles

166
AMERICO MANUFACTURING Non-woven Textiles
165
ZEP COMMERCIAL Agricultural Chemicals and Solvents

159
APPLIED THERMOPLASTIC RESOURCES Recycled Polymers

156

  * 444 Full Time Employees - 127 Part Time Employees 

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