Athens Named One of the Best Places in Georgia for Job Seekers

Nerdwallet, a consumer advocacy group, has named Athens Clarke County as the seventh best place in Georgia for job seekers.

According to its website, the on-line publication considered: 

1. Is the city growing? We assessed growth in the working-age population, ages 16 and older, from 2009 to 2011 to ensure that the city was attracting workers and exhibiting a trend of upward population growth.
2. Can you afford to live in the city comfortably? We measured a city’s median household income to see if workers made a good living. We also analyzed the monthly homeowner costs, including mortgage payments, to see if the city had a reasonable cost of living.
3. Are most people employed? We looked at the unemployment rate.

"Athens-Clarke is a consolidated city-county in northeastern Georgia and is the fifth-largest city in the state. Athens-Clarke saw 3.1 percent growth in the working-age population between 2009 and 2011. Top employers in the region are the University of Georgia, Athens Regional Health System and Pilgrim’s. The University of Georgia, located in Athens, has a Small Business Development Center designed to help small businesses and their employees exceed. There, businesses can find trained consultants, training courses and other resources. Athens is a bustling hub of culture, as the birthplace of bands such as R.E.M. and the B-52s – Rolling Stone Magazine named Athens the top college music scene in America."