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EMPLOYMENT
Area growth reflects the benefits of this partnership,
with a variety of expanding and relocating companies in
the tri-county area in recent years including: Delta Air
Lines, John Deere, AT&T, SITEL, Monsanto Life Sciences,
KwikSet, International Flavors & Fragrances, Titan Wheel,
and Bill's Dollar Stores Distribution Center. Companies
that have expanded their operations include: Rock-Tenn,
World Color, RÜTGERS Organics Corporation, Procter & Gamble
Manufacturing Co., Frigidaire Home Products, Shapiro Meat
Packing Company and BellSouth. Over the past five years,
new and expanding projects in Richmond, Columbia and Burke
counties have invested $654 million and created 4,215 new
jobs. The multiplier effect of these projects is $1.01 billion
in total capital investment and 8,525 total new jobs.
AUGUSTA
METRO'S 10 LARGEST EMPLOYERS
|
Company
|
Activity
|
Product/Service
|
No.
Employed
|
|
1.
Savannah River Site
|
Government
|
Nuclear
Defense |
13,260
|
|
2.
U.S. Army Signal Center & Ft. Gordon
|
Government
|
Military
|
11,463
|
|
3.
Medical College of Georgia
|
Service
|
Health
Care & Education
|
7,800
|
|
4.
Richmond County School System
|
Government
|
Education
|
5,725
|
|
5.
University Hospital
|
Service
|
Health
Care
|
3,860
|
|
6.
Augusta Richmond County
|
Government
|
Municipal
|
2,600
|
|
7.
Columbia County School System
|
Government
|
Education
|
2,265
|
|
8.
VA Medical Center
|
Government
|
Health
Care
|
2,000
|
|
9.
Gracewood State School & Hospital
|
Government
|
Health
Care
|
1,600
|
|
10.
EZ-GO/Textron
|
Manufacturing
|
Golf
Cars & Utility Vehicles
|
1,276
|
July,
2001 - Civilian Labor Force
Richmond
County
Civilian Labor Force 81,327
Employment 76,177
Unemployment Rate 6.3%
Columbia
County
Civilian Labor Force 45,248
Employment 44,109
Unemployment Rate 2.5%
EMPLOYMENT
STATISTICS
1999
Richmond, Columbia and Burke Counties
|
Richmond,
Columbia & Burke Counties
|
Number
of Employees
|
Total
Employment Percentage
|
Average
Weekly Wages
|
Number
of Establishments
|
|
ALL INDUSTRIES
|
134,084
|
100
|
$559.38
|
6,428
|
|
Mining
|
52
|
0
|
$820
|
4
|
|
Wholesale/Retail Trade
|
30,436
|
22.8
|
$491
|
1,946
|
|
Finance
|
4,212
|
3.1
|
$479
|
603
|
|
Government
|
31,543
|
23.5
|
$557
|
171
|
|
Services
|
35,801
|
26.8
|
$402
|
2,468
|
|
Construction
|
8,196
|
6.1
|
$479
|
756
|
|
Manufacturing
|
17,412
|
13.1
|
$641
|
249
|
|
Transportation
|
4,832
|
3.6
|
$606
|
231
|
FORT
GORDON
The U.S. Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon, the largest
communications electronics training center in the world,
rounds out Augusta's technology-based economy. The center
has advanced communications technology, adapting the telephone
to military usage by incorporating satellite communications
and computer technology.
In
addition, Fort Gordon is home to the Army's Computer Science
School and home to a joint services intelligence organization
that supports the Department of Defense. The teaching facilities
at Eisenhower Army Medical Center (EAMC) serve as a regional
tri-service medical center serving 5 southeastern states
and Puerto Rico.
Population
Military
11,087
Civilian 4,729
On-Post family members 2,218
Off Post family members 9,107
Retired Military 11,882
Retired family members 16,961
Civilian family members 4,693
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