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Economic Development




        Apart from the substantial student base  Both the population and the workforce
        that the Jackson County Area offers   are on the rise and are expected to have
        businesses, several state and local training   increased by more than 26% from 2010
        programs further educate the labor force,   to 2025. Even more impressively, the
        including Quick Start and the Georgia Work   regional workforce within a 45-minute drive
        Ready Program.                     from the center of Jackson County is more
                                           than 776,000.
        Large Regional Workforce
        With a population of just over 70,000, the   Sources: Georgia Department of Labor Area
        Jackson County labor force is roughly 35,000.   Labor Profile- Update Nov 2019


























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