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.+++...The Summerville News, Thursday, May 8, 1986
Georgia Unemployment
Rate Continues Down
Georgia’'s unemployment
rta cotined e dovmand
uring March, falling to
5.7 poreenintpfrgm a re\éisuf 5.8
percent ebruary, Commis
sioner of Labor ereyD. Tanner
said today.
The state's rate for
February had 7previously been
:portfi at 5.7, but was revis
upward to 5.8 percent.
At a preliminnr{ 5.7 in
FebruuK. the state had been
tied with North Carolina and
Hawaii for the nation’s 10th
lowest rate. Other
southeastern states and their
jobless rates for February in
clude: Alabama, 9.1; Florida,
5.4; Kentucky, 12.5; Mississip
pi, 11.2; South Carolina, 7.6;
and Tennessee, 8.7. The state’s
rate compared favorably with
the nation’s seasonalli
adjusted rate of 7.2 for March.
Based on revised data, the
decline in the jobless rate
began for the state in August,
1985, with a 6.6 percent, down
from 7.0 percent in July, Com
missioner Tanner said.
‘““This welcome decrease
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Prices Valid Through
May 12, 1986
may be due to increased
employment in contract con
struction and lodging services,
each of which saw an increase
of 1,000 jobs over the month
from February,” the Commis
sioqur said. i
ccom increases in
the whole::l:)::g retail trade
(800 jobs), manufacturing (600),
transportation (400), and prin
ting and publishing (300) also
contributed to the drop in
Georfiia's unemplorment rate.
The number of employed
Georgia residents increased
from 2,713,802 in February to
2,747,526 in March. Also, the
number of residents in the job
market but unemployed fell
from 167,988 to 165,660, a drop
of 2,328. This resulted in an in
crease of 31,396 in the state's
labor force, which was revised
to 2,881,790 for February and
estimated for March to be a
preliminary 2,913,186.
A year ago, in March, 1985,
the jobless rate for Georgia
was 6.6, with a labor force of
2,808,989, of which 186,020
were without work and
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2,622,969 were emplog:rd.
The total civilian labor force
is comprised of those
Georgians wor! glus those
who are without jobs but are
actively looki.n? or work.
In terms of jobs among in
dustries in the state, amgoywl
reported 4,000 more d’o over
the month and 80,800 more
over the year. Non-agricultural
employment increased from
2.519.500 in March, 1985 to
2,600,100 in March, 1986, a
growth rate of 3.2 percent.
Employment among the
state's agricultural workers in
~ creased bg' 7,027 over the
‘ month, from 54,0566 in
- February to 61,083 in March.
| Duri.x‘xig the same one-month
period, self-employed and un
paid family workers rose by
6,443, from 189,724 to 196,167,
while employment among
private household workers, or
domestics, increased by 173,
from 5,089 to 5,262.
The percentage breakout
and ratios of the state’s total
non-ag emplog'ment in March,
1986 was as follows:
— About one out of every
five non-ag jobs in the state
was in manufacturing in
dustries, 21.5 fercent, or
560,200 of 2,600,100;
— Although the textile and
:flgarel industries provided
ost one out of every three
manufacturing jobs, 31 per
cent, or 173,500 of 560,200,
overall the industry provided
only about one out of every 15
jobs, 6.7 percent, or 173,500 of
2,600,100;
— One out of every four
jobs in the state was in either
retail or wholesale trade, 25.2
percent, 655,900 of 2,600,100;
— Over half of all govern
ment workers in Georgia were
employed by local governmen
tal agencies, including
teachers, along with bus
drivers, maintenance workers
and cafeteria personnel of the
local public school systems,
55.4 percent, or 252,900 of
456,700;
— State employees held
about one out of every four
government jobs in Georgia,
23.1 percent, or 105,500 of
456,700, yet they held only
about one out of every 25 non
afe jobs, %gercent, or 105,500
of 2,600,100;
— Federal emfloyees held
about one out of every five
government jobs, 21.5 percent,
or 98,300 of 456,700, yet they
held less than one out of every
25 of all jobs, 3.8 percent, or
98,300 of 2,600,100;
— Overall, government
workers held about one out of
every six non-ag jobs, 17.6 per
cent, or 456,700 of 2,600,100;
— Service indust?' workers
held about one out of every six
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Frames And Stitches Now Open
A new speciality store has just opened its
doors in Summerville. The Frames and
Stitches Shoppe, is actually two stores in
one, offering custom framing by Vanessa
and Richard Lindsay, and cross-stitch
supplies by Terri Eleam. The store phone
Gaither Is
Promoted In
Air Force
Norman L. Gaither, whose
mother and ste&father are Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Willis of 159 N.
Austin St., San Benito, Texas,
has been promoted in the U. S.
Air Force to the rank of staff
,sergant.
aither is a jet engine
mechanic at Minot Air Force
Base, N. D., with the sth Field
Maintenance Squadron.
His wife, Jan, is the
daufihter of Robert H. and
Pauline Davis of 108 Scoggins
St., Summerville.
The sergeant is a 1980
gl;aduate of San Benito High
hool.
Soil and Water Steward
ship Week is being observed
nationwide in 1986 during the
week of May 4-11.
non-age jobs, as well, 18 per
cent, or 467,900 of 2,600,100;
— About one out of every
16 non-ag jobs in Georgia was
in transportation, communica
tion and public utilities,
163,700, or 6.3 percent of
2,600,100;
— About one out of every
18 jobs was in finance, in
surance and real estate, 5.4 per
cent, or 140,400 of 2,600,100;
— And about one out of
every 17 jobs was in contract
construction, 5.7 percent, or
147,300 of 2,600,100.
number is 857-1048. Pictured from left to
right are Vanessa and Richard Lindsay
with Terri Eleam at the new store located
next to Peppers’ Florist on U. S. Hwy. 27.
(Staff photo by Kay Abbott).
Revival Set
At West
Summerville
Revival services will be in
Wogress May 12-16 at the
est Summerville Baptist
Church beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The evangelist will be the
Rev. Ellis Chasteen, J)astor of
Old Bethel Baptist Church in
Chickamauga.
There will be special singins
throughout the week an
everyone is invited to attend
by the members and the
?{astgr. the Rev. William
arris.
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REV. ELLIS CHASTEEN
Scramble Golf Tourney
Set By 50-Yard Club
The Trion fSO-Yard Club 11;
sponsoring a four person go.
scramble gunday. Pg:y 18. q‘he
Trion Golf Club has made the
Trion Golf Course available for
the event.
There will be a $lO entry fee
for members and sls for
nonmembers.
Completes Course
Pvt. Steven R. Kilgore, son
of Shirley A. Garmany of Rural
Route 1, Summerville, has
completed a tracked-vehicle
repair course at Aberdeen Pro
ving Ground, Md.
Euri.ng the course, students
were trained to repair engines,
transmissions, and ‘the fuel,
DENTURE SPECIAL
FOR MAY
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FULL UPPER AND LOW‘ER
DR. B. LOVINGOOD
no2wenrrmaere 857.3902
We Have First and Second Mortgages
Having financial problems? We can help! Easy
payments are designed for your convenience. Our
financing is simple. Credit problems can be work
ed out for you.
C. L. Wyatt Insurance and Mortgage Co.
15 N. Commerce Street Phone 857-3031
A prize will be awarded for
“closest to the pin’’ on hole 2
and “the lon%:eat drive” on hole
6. Several other prizes will be
awarded.
Charcoal cooked food and
other refreshments will be
available.
electrical and hydraulic
systems of the Army’s tracked
vehicles. They also learned to
?erform recovery operations
or abandoned, damaged,
disabled or mired vehicles.
He is a 1985 firaduate of
Chattooga High School,
Summerville.