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By job gal | July 10, 2008
Georgia
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It is the ninth-largest state in the nation by population, and the third fastest growing state. From 2006 to 2007, Georgia had 18 counties among the nation’s 100 fastest growing counties, more than any other state. Georgia is bordered by Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and the Atlantic Ocean. Atlanta serves as the state capital.
In 1724 it was suggested the area be named the Province of Georgia in honor of British King George II. After joining the Confederacy in 1861, Georgia played an important role in the American Revolutionary War, as several battles took place there.
Today Georgia has over 1,700 internationally headquartered facilities representing 43 countries, and employing more than 112,000 Georgians with an investment of about $22.7 billion.
Georgia’s Job Market
In 2006, Georgia’s total gross state product was $380 billion. The state’s agricultural outputs include: poultry and eggs, pecans, peaches, peanuts, rye, cattle, hogs, dairy products, turfgrass, tobacco and vegetables. Its industrial outputs include: textiles and apparel, transportation equipment, cigarettes, food processing, paper products, chemical products and electric equipment. Tourism also plays an important role in the economy.
The state’s fastest growing industries include: structural metal fabricators and filters, network systems and data communication analysts, home health aides, paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators and pipe layers.
Work Trends
Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes
Georgia unemployment rate: 5.8 percent
National unemployment rate: 5.5 percent
Georgia’s Largest Employers
Home Depot
2455 Paces Ferry Rd. N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30339
United Parcel Service
55 Glenlake Pkwy. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30328
Coca-Cola
1 Coca-Cola Plaza
Atlanta, GA 30313
Coca-Cola Enterprises
2500 Windy Ridge Pkwy.
Atlanta, GA 30339
Delta Air Lines
1030 Delta Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30354
AFLAC
1932 Wynnton Rd.
Columbus, GA 31999
Southern
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30308
SunTrust Banks
303 Peachtree St. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30308
Genuine Parts
2999 Circle 75 Pkwy.
Atlanta, GA 30339
Mohawk Industries
160 S. Industrial Blvd.
Calhoun, GA 30701
Popular Local Job Search Sites
Cheezhead
JobCentral
Craigslist
GeorgiaJobs
Georgiacareers
Georgia Department of Labor
Careers.ga.gov
TopUSAJobs
Surrounding Area Job Search
Atlanta, GA.
Augusta, GA.
Columbus, GA.
Savannah, GA.
Athens, GA.
Macon, GA.
Sandy Springs, GA.
Roswell, GA.
Albany, GA.
Johns Creek, GA.
Continuing Education
Emory University
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Georgia
Georgia State University
Kennesaw State University
Discovering Georgia
Centennial Olympic Park
Wild Animal Safari
Georgia National Fair
Georgia State Fair
Georgia Renaissance Festival
Georgia Museum of Art
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Thrashers
Georgia Statistics
Population
Total population: 9,363,941
Persons under five-years old: 7.5 percent
Persons under 18-years old: 26.2 percent
Persons 65-years and older: 9.7 percent
Female: 50.8 percent
White: 65.8 percent
Black: 29.9 percent
American Indian and Alaska Native: .3 percent
Asian: 2.8 percent
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: .1 percent
Multi-racial: 1.1 percent
Hispanic or Latino: 7.5 percent
Non-Hispanic white: 58.9 percent
Education
High school graduates: 78.6 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.3 percent
Housing
Housing units: 3,873,183
Homeownership rate: 67.5 percent
Housing units in multi-unit structures: 20.8 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $111,200
Households: 3,006,369
Persons per household: 2.65
Income
Median household income: $42,679
Per capita income: $21,154
Persons below poverty: 13.7 percent
Transportation
Airports: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, Savannah/Hilton Head International, DeKalb Peachtree
Railroads: Amtrak (Crescent)
Public mass transit: MARTA
Weather (Macon)
Average annual precipitation: 40 inches
Average low temp. in January: 34 degrees
Average high temp. in July: 92 degrees
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Topics: Georgia | 2 Comments »
July 25th, 2008 at 11:27 am
There a lot of employment opportunities in Georgia. Actually there are more than I realized.
March 1st, 2009 at 6:45 pm
[...] and elsewhere in the state is expected to worsen. Experts are now saying that as many as 143,100 jobs in Georgia could be lost before the end of this year. Of these, approximately 92,200 are expected to be jobs [...]