EMPLOYMENT

As part of the Franklin County Industrial Building Authority’s Economic Development effort, this list has been compiled to identify Lavonia’s Manufacturing Firms engaged in business within the city. The Directory information was provided by the listed firms who were contacted during the second quarter of 2006.

Total number of firms – 48
Total number of employees – 3,423

Industry Location

Counties

1998

2003

Growth Rate '98-'03

Projected 2008

Growth Rate '03-'08

Banks

2,774

3,089

2.2

3,459

2.3

Clarke

60,505

62,224

0.6

68,331

1.9

Dawson

3,103

4,971

9.9

9,542

13.9

Elbert

6,941

7,420

1.3

7,857

1.2

Fannin

4,382

4,663

1.3

5,122

1.9

Franklin

7,062

7,747

1.9

8,812

2.6

Greene

4,848

4,788

-0.2

5,264

1.9

Habersham

13,900

39,212

0.7

15,386

1.4

Hall

58,947

64,441

1.8

75,739

3.3

Hart

6,870

7,030

0.5

7,093

0.2

Jackson

13,716

15,298

2.2

18,680

4.1

Lumpkin

4,815

5,896

4.1

7,397

4.6

Madison

3,155

3,665

3.0

4,501

4.2

Oconee

5,150

7,007

6.4

10,248

7.9

Oglethorpe

1,449

1,730

3.6

2,003

3.0

Rabun

5,303

5,751

1.6

7,001

4.0

Stephens

10,641

9,950

-1.3

9,467

-1.0

Towns

2,335

3,165

6.3

4,564

7.6

Union

4,219

5,400

5.1

6,788

4.7

White

5,417

5,992

2.0

6,905

2.9

Region Total

225,532

244,605

1.6

284,161

3.0

Georgia

3,497,961

3,699,868

1.1

4,223,048

2.7

% of State

6.4

6.6

-

6.7

-

Data from 2004 Economic Yearbook, Georgia Trend, April 2004, 66-69