STATE OF ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY ECONOMY
1,500 new jobs for 2014
Lowest unemployment
in state of Georgia
Athens
5.4%
Unemployment for the state of Georgia is 7.4%
Average weekly wage
$715
Employment is expected to increase by 1.7% as projected by the Terry College of Business,
University of Georgia
Ranked 8th highest of top 14 metropolitan areas
Top sectors for job creation
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Biomedical
High Tech
Caterpillar will be adding 1,100 jobs over
the next 5 years.
Athens’ healthcare role will expand as a
medical service center for northeast GA.
UGA’s medical school campus
establishment will further development of
biomedical industries.
UGA’s College of Engineering will enhance
entrepreneurial development and help
recruit high tech companies like recently
expanded Ethicon, Inc.
Cost of living
Employment by industry
2.8
8.3%
4.7 2.3
11.9
less than the
6.2
2.7
national average
2.7%
less than the
state average
7.5 9.6
2.5
23.5
9.1
15
2.3
Accommodation and Food Servic es
Construction
Education Services
Finance and Insurance
Health Care and Social Assistance
Manufacturing
Professional Servic es
Public Administration
Retail Trade
Support Services
Transportation
Wholesale Trade
Other ServicesSOURCE: Georgia Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census, Terry College of Business University of Georgia