Thomson/McDuffie County At-A-Glance

Population: County, 21,231; city of Thomson, 6,787

Unemployment: 6.2 percent (Oct. 2005)

Top Employers: McDuffie County Schools, 652; Shaw Industries, 500; Advance Auto Parts, 430; Wal-Mart, 385; Thomson Plastics, 250; McCorkle Nurseries, 235; H.P. Pelzer, 225; McDuffie County Hospital, 170; Kingsley Milliken Mills, 150; Temple Inland, 118; Dudley Nurseries, 111; Blue Dot Manufacturing, 107; Chadran Limited, 100; Badcock Furniture, 96

Source: Thomson-McDuffie Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Department of Labor