Northwest Georgia’s unemployment rate unchanged at 5.6 percent, Rome Down

With statewide unemployment at 3%, Georgia still has thousands of open jobs that need to be filled, that according to Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson who was recently sworn in as Georgia’s tenth Commissioner of Labor by Governor Brian Kemp.

In December, there were over 108,000 jobs listed online at EmployGeorgia.com.

Market salaries for the jobs listed on Employ Georgia range from $23,000 to $99,500, showing a median salary of $42,400. The top five employers included Wellstar Health System, 1,100, Home Depot, 900, Piedmont Healthcare, 900, Walmart, 900, and Pizza Hut, 600.

The top five industries included Health Care, 22,300, Retail Trade, 10,500, Accommodation and Food Services, 9,100, Manufacturing, 7,000, and Finance and Insurance, 6,100. The top five occupations included Health Care (including Nursing), 21,900, Sales, 12,300, Hospitality, Food, and Tourism, 10,900, Business Management and Operations, 8,800, and Information Technology, 8,000.