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Based on the data from 1997 / 2002 when the population of Atlanta, Georgia was 402,590 / 424,868

Number of Establishments per 100,000 population

Number of Establishments - Atlanta (2002)

  • A) Manufacturing: 1997 - 499, 2002 - 411 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 123, 2002 - 96, State average - 40)
  • B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - 1,164, 2002 - 1,060 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 289, 2002 - 249, State average - 41)
  • C) Retail trade: 1997 - 2,044, 2002 - 2,113 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 507, 2002 - 497, State average - 121)
  • D) Information: 2002 - 627 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - 147, State average - 15)
  • E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - 832, 2002 - 1,011 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 206, 2002 - 237, State average - 32)
  • F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - 2,573, 2002 - 3,119 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 639, 2002 - 734, State average - 75)
  • G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - 764, 2002 - 742 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 189, 2002 - 174, State average - 28)
  • H) Educational services: 1997 - 73, 2002 - 139 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 18, 2002 - 32, State average - 6)
  • I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - 1,134, 2002 - 1,477 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 281, 2002 - 347, State average - 69)
  • J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - 157, 2002 - 248 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 38, 2002 - 58, State average - 9)
  • K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - 1,361, 2002 - 1,427 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 338, 2002 - 335, State average - 57)
  • L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - 903, 2002 - 1,262 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 224, 2002 - 297, State average - 48)

Number of Employees per 100,000 population

Number of Employees - Atlanta (2002)

  • A) Manufacturing: 1997 - 21,497, 2002 - 15,002 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 5,339, 2002 - 3,530, State average - 6,017)
  • B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - 15,406, 2002 - 13,851 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 3,826, 2002 - 3,260, State average - 1,404)
  • C) Retail trade: 1997 - 26,738, 2002 - 27,397 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 6,641, 2002 - 6,448, State average - 1,699)
  • D) Information: 2002 - 40,087 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - 9,435, State average - 1,028)
  • E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - 8,689, 2002 - 13,060 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 2,158, 2002 - 3,073, State average - 343)
  • F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - 38,245, 2002 - 45,634 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 9,499, 2002 - 10,740, State average - 1,149)
  • G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - 33,285, 2002 - 37,301 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 8,267, 2002 - 8,779, State average - 1,530)
  • H) Educational services: 1997 - 654, 2002 - 1,281 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 162, 2002 - 301, State average - 212)
  • I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - 12,059, 2002 - 35,001 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 2,995, 2002 - 8,238, State average - 3,880)
  • J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - 3,937, 2002 - 5,706 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 977, 2002 - 1,343, State average - 426)
  • K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - 37,792, 2002 - 37,167 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 9,387, 2002 - 8,747, State average - 1,672)
  • L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - 7,202, 2002 - 12,582 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 1,788, 2002 - 2,961, State average - 790)

Annual Payroll ($1,000) per 100,000 population

Annual Payroll ($1,000) - Atlanta (2002)

  • A) Manufacturing: 1997 - $688,724, 2002 - $546,729 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $171,073, 2002 - $128,682, State average - $93,356)
  • B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - $636,863, 2002 - $625,686 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $158,191, 2002 - $147,265, State average - $48,809)
  • C) Retail trade: 1997 - $491,061, 2002 - $572,320 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $121,975, 2002 - $134,705, State average - $32,694)
  • D) Information: 2002 - $2,247,652 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - $529,023, State average - $65,844)
  • E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - $318,531, 2002 - $495,630 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $79,120, 2002 - $116,655, State average - $8,608)
  • F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - $1,969,614, 2002 - $3,034,414 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $489,235, 2002 - $714,201, State average - $46,326)
  • G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - $650,160, 2002 - $877,682 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $161,494, 2002 - $206,577, State average - $33,285)
  • H) Educational services: 1997 - $15,798, 2002 - $34,580 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $3,924, 2002 - $8,138, State average - $4,392)
  • I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - $480,175, 2002 - $1,278,959 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $119,271, 2002 - $301,025, State average - $76,112)
  • J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - $87,999, 2002 - $337,714 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $21,858, 2002 - $79,486, State average - $12,398)
  • K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - $478,728, 2002 - $598,192 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $118,912, 2002 - $140,794, State average - $15,126)
  • L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - $149,446, 2002 - $375,105 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $37,121, 2002 - $88,287, State average - $11,004)

Shipments / Sales / Receptions ($1,000) per 100,000 population

Shipments / Sales / Receptions ($1,000) - Atlanta (2002)

  • A) Manufacturing: 1997 - $5,821,952, 2002 - $5,158,932 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $1,446,124, 2002 - $1,214,243, State average - $767,126)
  • B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - $17,285,902, 2002 - $16,440,255 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $4,293,673, 2002 - $3,869,497, State average - $876,437)
  • C) Retail trade: 1997 - $4,229,777, 2002 - $4,732,270 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $1,050,641, 2002 - $1,113,821, State average - $328,360)
  • D) Information: No data
  • E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - $1,485,711, 2002 - $1,933,744 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $369,038, 2002 - $455,139, State average - $40,240)
  • F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - $5,305,690, 2002 - $7,732,762 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $1,317,889, 2002 - $1,820,038, State average - $124,877)
  • G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - $1,392,639, 2002 - $1,639,163 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $345,919, 2002 - $385,805, State average - $62,438)
  • H) Educational services: 1997 - $44,923, 2002 - $107,200 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $11,158, 2002 - $25,231, State average - $13,082)
  • I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - $1,039,989, 2002 - $3,590,216 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $258,324, 2002 - $845,019, State average - $195,383)
  • J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - $379,926, 2002 - $695,444 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $94,370, 2002 - $163,684, State average - $28,409)
  • K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - $1,604,798, 2002 - $2,119,909 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $398,618, 2002 - $498,957, State average - $55,079)
  • L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - $498,560, 2002 - $1,501,800 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $123,838, 2002 - $353,474, State average - $39,188)

Industry Description Number of Establishments
[1997 / 2002]
 Number of Employees
[1997 / 2002]		 Annual Payroll ($1,000)
[1997 / 2002]		 Shipments / Sales / Receptions ($1,000)
[1997 / 2002]
Manufacturing499 / 41121,497 / 15,002$688,724 / $546,729$5,821,952 / $5,158,932
Food manufacturing48 / 365,878 / 3,534$151,335 / $121,991$2,242,580 / $2,565,520
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing7 / 5549 / 500-999$20,616 / -$179,734 / -
Apparel manufacturing19 / -500-999 / ---
Paper manufacturing11 / 91,390 / 859$41,944 / $38,896$386,526 / $348,820
Printing & related support activities136 / 953,463 / 2,265$138,054 / $96,537$551,666 / $330,576
Chemical manufacturing36 / 331,915 / 1,558$63,359 / $58,206$517,567 / $494,142
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing13 / -688 / -$22,259 / -$126,950 / -
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing25 / 221,002 / 1,107$31,102 / $46,039$199,293 / $276,267
Fabricated metal product manufacturing50 / 411,362 / 1,253$41,880 / $39,456$198,444 / $166,667
Electrical equipment, appliance & component manufacturing- / 5- / 500-999--
Transportation equipment manufacturing10 / -568 / -$19,757 / -$103,211 / -
Furniture & related product manufacturing36 / -1,560 / -$44,683 / -$165,755 / -
Miscellaneous manufacturing49993 / 883$29,015 / $27,516$113,652 / $100,726
Wholesale trade1,164 / 1,06015,406 / 13,851$636,863 / $625,686$17,285,902 / $16,440,255
Wholesale trade, durable goods731 / 6068,475 / 6,418$345,555 / $288,965$11,653,394 / $9,123,695
Wholesale trade, nondurable goods433 / 3386,931 / 6,448$291,308 / $291,573$5,632,508 / $5,565,531
Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers- / 116- / 985- / $45,148- / $1,751,029
Retail trade2,044 / 2,11326,738 / 27,397$491,061 / $572,320$4,229,777 / $4,732,270
Motor vehicle & parts dealers94 / 831,545 / 954$43,681 / $32,592$415,139 / $292,422
Furniture & home furnishings stores174 / 1701,572 / 1,663$40,296 / $38,386$325,830 / $313,304
Electronics & appliance stores73 / 80916 / 926$19,433 / $29,824$216,493 / $245,538
Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers91 / 871,917 / 2,093$58,897 / $65,454$406,235 / $450,040
Food & beverage stores269 / 3014,869 / 6,001$64,579 / $94,257$648,418 / $875,988
Health & personal care stores158 / 1781,536 / 1,801$24,611 / $31,535$183,268 / $301,827
Gasoline stations145 / 1511,073 / 1,087$16,522 / $19,924$279,181 / $298,784
Clothing & clothing accessories stores493 / 5264,911 / 5,954$82,742 / $121,790$672,964 / $907,728
Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores138 / 1321,509 / 1,466$21,761 / $24,941$177,327 / $198,213
General merchandise stores54 / 513,666 / 2,515$62,101 / $52,012$567,657 / $409,856
Miscellaneous store retailers291 / 2861,993 / 2,337$31,484 / $44,273$213,048 / $272,976
Nonstore retailers64 / 681,231 / 600$24,954 / $17,332$124,217 / $165,594
Information- / 627- / 40,087- / $2,247,652-
Publishing industries (except Internet)- / 126- / 9,024- / $407,160- / $831,253
Motion picture & sound recording industries138 / 1361,617 / 2,032$64,649 / $69,837$305,995 / -
Broadcasting & telecommunications140 / -15,219 / -$695,104 / -$3,610,501 / -
Information services & data processing services63 / -2,207 / -$86,404 / -$227,739 / -
Broadcasting (except Internet)- / 63- / 8,575- / $536,401- / $5,545,307
Internet publishing & broadcasting- / 11- / 20-99--
Telecommunications- / 206- / 16,477- / $1,008,843-
Internet service providers, web search portals & data processing- / 77- / 3,767- / $215,688- / $1,049,530
Other information services- / 8- / 100-249--
Real estate & rental & leasing832 / 1,0118,689 / 13,060$318,531 / $495,630$1,485,711 / $1,933,744
Real estate687 / 8886,106 / 10,153$228,203 / $406,210$896,318 / $1,361,913
Rental & leasing services137 / 1181000-2499 / 2,757- / $83,981- / $561,690
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (exc copyrighted works)- / 5- / 150- / $5,439- / $10,141
Professional, scientific & technical services2,573 / 3,11938,245 / 45,634$1,969,614 / $3,034,414$5,305,690 / $7,732,762
Professional, scientific & technical services2,573 / 3,11938,245 / 45,634$1,969,614 / $3,034,414$5,305,690 / $7,732,762
Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service764 / 74233,285 / 37,301$650,160 / $877,682$1,392,639 / $1,639,163
Administrative & support services755 / 72725000-49999 / 37,118- / $871,761- / $1,605,517
Waste management & remediation services9 / 15500-999 / 183- / $5,921- / $33,646
Educational services73 / 139654 / 1,281$15,798 / $34,580$44,923 / $107,200
Educational services73 / 139654 / 1,281$15,798 / $34,580$44,923 / $107,200
Health care & social assistance1,134 / 1,47712,059 / 35,001$480,175 / $1,278,959$1,039,989 / $3,590,216
Ambulatory health care services987 / 1,0378,258 / 10,985$397,715 / $564,549$832,473 / $1,383,490
Hospitals5 / 91000-2499 / 10000-24999--
Nursing & residential care facilities26 / 601,268 / 2500-4999$25,945 / -$57,101 / -
Social assistance116 / 3711000-2499 / 5000-9999--
Arts, entertainment & recreation157 / 2483,937 / 5,706$87,999 / $337,714$379,926 / $695,444
Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries98 / 1483,137 / 2,807$77,108 / $279,039$293,680 / $478,968
Museums, historical sites & similar institutions- / 18- / 1,002- / $25,658- / $66,556
Amusement, gambling & recreation industries58 / 82500-999 / 1,897- / $33,017- / $149,920
Accommodation & food services1,361 / 1,42737,792 / 37,167$478,728 / $598,192$1,604,798 / $2,119,909
Accommodation11012,620 / 8,641$186,057 / $185,900$605,591 / $746,832
Foodservices & drinking places1,251 / 1,31725,172 / 28,526$292,671 / $412,292$999,207 / $1,373,077
Other services (except public administration)903 / 1,2627,202 / 12,582$149,446 / $375,105$498,560 / $1,501,800
Repair & maintenance268 / 2592,031 / 1,750$53,577 / $57,460$165,348 / $164,553
Personal & laundry services635 / 6365,171 / 5,639$95,869 / $119,363$333,212 / $398,735
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