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Athens Workforce
Development In business forecasting, the
dean of the Terry College of
Business at UGA, Ben Ayers, said
last December at the annual
UGA Georgia Economic Outlook
Cultural Magnet for Business & Talent series: “Georgia is well positioned
to weather an economic slowdown,
thens is a fabulous place to live, The state’s flagship university – and our economy will outperform
which means a higher quality of University of Georgia – is here, along the U.S. economy. Our economy
A life for people who live and work with Athens Technical College. Add the will not bust.”
here or commute to our region. students enrolled at University of North In other predictions, Ayers
Athens benefits from a wealth of Georgia’s Oconee campus and Piedmont pointed out that:
educational and workforce training University’s Athens campus, and the • The number of jobs in Georgia
opportunities in the community. From Athens area is home to more than 50,000 will rise by 0.7% which is
a world-class public university to a college students. higher than the national job
leading technical college system serving Many of the Athens area industries growth rate of 0.3%.
the Athens area, Athens has the highly have experienced multiple expansions, • Georgia welcomed another
educated, innovative population that including Boehringer Ingelheim Animal record year of economic
businesses want, and the training Health, which is building a new Global development projects in
programs and resources they need. About Innovation Center that brings new 2023: 426.
90% of Clarke County residents have at research and development and jobs • Inflation, which hit 8% last
least a high school diploma and nearly to their Athens campus. Athens is an year, will be cut in half this
half, 47.9%, have earned a bachelor's advanced manufacturing and bioscience year to 4% and continue to fall.
degree or higher. talent pipeline.
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