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Table 8-9: Newton County Labor force Employment

 

Newton County

Northeast Georgia Region

Atlanta MSA

State of Georgia

For-Profit Private Workers

34,531

76.4%

188,648

71.3%

2,020,682

77.0%

3,320,722

74.2%

Non-Profit Private Workers

1,439

3.2%

10,588

4.0%

126,681

4.8%

213,559

4.8%

Local Govt. Workers

3,690

8.2%

19,325

7.3%

172,359

6.6%

311,440

7.0%

State Govt. Workers

1,704

3.8%

22,125

8.4%

83,020

3.2%

214,977

4.8%

Federal Govt. Workers

953

2.1%

5,002

1.9%

67,527

2.6%

136,631

3.1%

Self-Emp Workers

2,839

6.3%

18,206

6.9%

146,889

5.6%

265,069

5.9%

Unpaid Family Workers

63

0.1%

747

0.3%

5,628

0.2%

11,337

0.3%

Total

45,219

100.0%

264,641

100.0%

2,622,786

100.0%

4,473,735

100.0%

Source: Claritas