Employment Growth in Georgia

The Georgia economy continues to be resilient as corporations relocate and add employees. Easy access to transportation, affordable housing and overall cost of living top the list of reasons that corporations thrive in not only Atlanta, but the state.  A number of companies have steadily added employees over the past three years.  Here are Georgia’s top 25 employment gainers over the past three years:

1. Wendy’s / Arby’s Group Inc.
2. Transcend Services Inc.
3. MedAssets Inc.
4. Graphic Packaging Holding Co.
5. IntercontinentalExchange Inc.
6. Delta Air Lines Inc.
7. Cbeyond Communiactions Inc.
8. Citi Trends Inc.
9. EMS Technologies Inc.
10. Radiant Systems Inc.
11. Global Payments Inc.
12. Innotrac Corp.
13. Knology Inc.
14. Fidelity Southern Corp.
15. Immucor Inc.
16. Internap  Network Services Corp.
17. Gentiva Health Services Inc.
18. Rollins Inc.
19. Eclipsys Corp.
20. Flowers Foods Inc.
21. S1 Corp.
22. Rock-Tenn Co.
23. Total System Services Inc.
24. AGCO Corp.
25. SunLink Health Systems Inc.

Never fear, if you don’t see your company listed here, the State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond says the latest jobless numbers indicate the beginning of a recovery.

Top 25 Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle, March 19-25, 2010