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Chatham County Economy
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In the year 2000, the
average weekly wage for all
the employment sectors in
the county was $556. This
amount was less than the
statewide average of $622.
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Services is the largest
employment sector providing
37.5% of the jobs. The other
predominant employment
sectors are Retail trade and
Manufacturing. Statewide,
the service industry is the
largest employment sector,
contributing 25.6% of the
state's jobs.
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Between 1996 and 2000,
Chatham County's annual
unemployment rate was higher
than the state's rate,
averaging 4.6% compared with
the state's average of 4.2%.
Nationally, the unemployment
rate for the same period
averaged 4.8%.
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The county per capita
personal income in 1999 was
$27,910, as compared with
$27,324 for Georgia and
$28,546 for the United
States.
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Chatham County's median
household income in 1997 was
$33,639. This amount was
less than the state's median
household income of $36,372
in that same year.
Nationally, the median
household income in 1999 was
$37,005.
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During 1997, 19.0% of the
county's population lived
below the poverty level,
compared with Georgia's rate
of 14.7% and the national
rate of 13.3%. In addition,
29.8% of the children under
the age of 18 lived below
the poverty level in Chatham
County. Nationally, 19.9% of
the population under the age
of 18 years lived below the
level of poverty.
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Residents of Chatham County
received total government
transfer payments amounting
to $3,387 per capita in
1999, compared with $3,302
per capita statewide.
Transfer payments include
retirement and disability
insurance benefit payments,
medical benefits,
unemployment insurance
benefits, and veteran's
benefits payments.
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According to the Georgia
Department of Revenue's Net
Property and Utility Digest,
Chatham County's assessed
property value amounted to
$5.6 billion in 1999,
resulting in a per capita
assessed property value of
$24,962. At the state level,
per capita assessed property
value in 1999 equaled
$24,462.
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Top Employers - 1999
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Candler Hospital Inc
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Gulfstream Aerospace Corp
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International Paper Co
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Memorial Health Univ Medical Center
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St Joseph's Hospital
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In alphabetical order.
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