Finding jobs in Georgia
Georgia, nicknamed the Peach State and the Empire State, is a populous state in the South-East of America. It is also a prosperous state with 14 of its counties being among the fastest growing, making the state second only to Texas for growth. This means there is a lot jobs in Georgia which we will detail here, along with how to get them.
Economy
Economy in 2007 Georgia’s total gross state product stood at around $396 billion and if it were a stand-alone country, it would be the 28th largest in the world. It is home to the headquarters of several large companies including 15 Fortune 500 companies and 26 Fortune 1000 ones. The overall investment into the state stands at an impressive estimated $22.7 billion. Industries This is down to many different industries. Agriculture is a big one, with the state producing many different products particularly food, such as poultry, eggs, peaches, peanuts, vegetables and many more. Indeed, Gainesville is the self-proclaimed ‘poultry capital of the world’. Georgia has also experienced a rise in the communications, service and real estate industries.
Georgia department of labor and agriculture and retail jobs
Georgia department of labour
The GA department of labour is a good way to search for jobs in Georgia in almost any career area. This organisation is an administrative agency which endeavours to be an effective support service to the state current and emerging workforce by, among other things, offering career advice, workforce programs, providing professional advice and showing jobs vacancies. This is in addition to having approximately 4,000 employees, thus being an employer itself. They have offices and run schemes throughout the state and their website is a good place to look for jobs in Georgia among the other services it offers.
Agriculture jobs
As aforementioned, a significant part of the state’s economy is based on agriculture. So, despite the current trend towards mechanised farming methods, there are many GA jobs available in this sector. A common way people get these jobs is if farming is in the family or community. In such cases, jobs may be offered informally or it may be expected that the younger children go into the family industry.
Retail jobs
Home to many large cities such as Atlanta, Augusta and Macon, Georgia also has a large retail sector. Jobs in this sector may be obtained by, for example, looking in the local papers, looking at job directories, replying at in-store or online adverts or by just trying one’s luck by handing in resumes.