- June 30, 2026 · 5 pp.
Employment, Wages, and Sector Forecast (2025Q4)
A JobsEQ® 2025Q4 profile of Georgia's labor market synthesizing demographic foundations, industry concentrations, and wage dynamics. Non-farm employment reached 5,320,987 with an average annual wage of $70,163. Health Care and Social Assistance leads volume at 700,911 workers and drove +128,897 net jobs over five years, while Transportation and Warehousing (LQ 1.21) and Information (LQ 1.21, $136,822 avg wage) mark Georgia's durable competitive advantages. The one-year outlook forecasts a net gain of +42,359 jobs through 2026.
- June 30, 2026 · 6 pp.
Labor Market Intelligence: 12-Month Job Posting Analysis (June 2025–June 2026)
Analysis of 33,426,935 active U.S. online job postings across 990 occupations, 962,147 companies, and every major metropolitan area between June 2025 and June 2026. More than half of postings (18.4M) left education requirements unspecified, and among those that did, high school (6.73M) nearly matched bachelor's (6.03M) — confirming skills-based hiring as the operational default. Healthcare occupations dominate volume; New York, Chicago, Houston, and Atlanta (4th nationally at 228,510) lead metro demand; Microsoft Office (3.02M) and Excel (2.95M) top hard-skill specifications, with implications for Georgia's workforce, healthcare pipeline, and digital-productivity credentialing.