GEORGIA OUTLOOK 1 COUNTY DESIGNATIONS Atlanta: Atlanta Regional

GEORGIA OUTLOOK 1 COUNTY DESIGNATIONS Atlanta: Atlanta Regional Counties Hub Counties: 8 counties with job total of more than 65,000 or nexus to a hub county Rural: 140 counties 2 POPULATION GROWTH 2015 TO 2030 Source: JobsEQ 3 JOB GROWTH 2010-2015

U.S. 8.3% U.S. 6.5% GA 9.6% GA 7.6% Atlanta 10.4% Atlanta 11.6% Hub 5.2% Hub

9.4% Rural 3.1% Rural 1.6% 2016-2026 Source: JobsEQ 4 BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT CHANGE 2000 TO 2014 2000-2010 Atlanta +10.9% Atlanta

+3.8% Hub +5.9% Hub +0.9% Rural +5.2% Rural -1.9% 2010-2014 Source: Census County Business Patterns 5 DISTRESSED COUNTIES

Rank among states: 4th Most Distressed U.S. GA 20% 53% 6 PERCENT POPULATION AGE 65 OR OLDER 2015 U.S. 14.9% U.S. 20.6% GA

12.8% GA 18.1% Atlanta 10.6% Atlanta 15.3% Hub 12.9% Hub 18.2% Rural 15.1%

Rural 21.5% 2030 Source: JobsEQ 7 MILLENNIAL AND GEN Z GROWTH 2015 to 2030 MILLENNIAL Born 1981 to 1997 U.S. 7.0% U.S. 10.1% GA

10.2% GA 13.5% Atlanta 24.6% Atlanta 20.7% Hub -2.4% Hub 23.9% Rural -1.4% Rural

1.2% GENERATION Z Born 1998 to 2014 Source: JobsEQ 8 PERCENTAGE OF 3rd GRADE STUDENTS READING PROFICIENTLY OR ABOVE GA 35.2% Atlanta 39.4% Hub 29.7% Rural 32.1% Source: GA DOE 2016 Milestones

9 ADULTS WITHOUT A HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE 2015 U.S. 13.3% GA 14.6% Atlanta 10.8% STATE RANK: 41 Hub 14.1% Rural 19.0% Source: ACS 2015 5-Year Estimates

10 ADULTS NOT WORKING AGES 25-64 U.S. 28.2% GA 30.8% Atlanta 26.1% Hub 32.9% Rural 35.7% STATE RANK: 40 Source: ACS 2015 5-Year Estimates 11

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME RATIO 2015 U.S. $53,580 Georgia $49,340 Atlanta $57,207 Hub $42,306 Rural $41,525 Source: ACS 2015 5-Year Estimates

12 POVERTY RATE 2015 All Ages STATE RANK: 45 U.S. 15.5% U.S. 21.7% GA 18.4% GA 26.0% Atlanta 15.4%

Atlanta 22.3% Hub 21.1% Hub 30.5% Rural 20.7% Rural 28.8% Under 18 STATE RANK: 43 Source: ACS 2015 5-Year Estimates 13 UNINSURED POPULATION

U.S. 11.0% GA 18.9% GA Atlanta 26.0% Atlanta 19.2% 2017 Hub 17.4% Rural 19.1% 27.2%

Hub 26.8% Rural 28.3% 2023 Source: Georgia Chamber Quality Healthcare Access Study 15 OPPORTUNITY 16 RURAL PROSPERITY STRATEGIES ECONOMIC ENGINES 1000+ Employees Source: Select Georgia

18 AGRICULTURE GEORGIA PRODUCTION 2015 NATIONAL RANKINGS FOR GEORGIA $74.3 BILLION IMPACT SUPPORTS 1 in 7 JOBS 42,000 FARMS 9.7 M ACRES Source: UGA Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development

19 DEFENSE U.S. DEFENSE CONTRACT SPENDING IN GEORGIA 2015 Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps $6.4 BILLION CONTRACT SPEND NATIONAL RANKINGS $6.2 BILLION PAYROLL $20 BILLION U.S. DEFENSE SPEND #7 MILITARY

PERSONNEL #8 IMPACT 129,463 JOBS Active, Civilian, Guard Source: GDEcD 2015 data 20 TOURISM & CREATIVE ECONOMY NATIONAL RANKINGS TOURISM SPEND 2015 $27.5 BILLION SPEND $59 BILLION IMPACT DOMESTIC

TOURISM SPEND #7 INTERNATIONAL TOURISM SPEND #8 $3 BILLION STATE AND LOCAL TAXES 439,000 JOBS BEST TRIPS 2017 by National Geographic U.S.FILM PRODUCTION #3 Source: GDEcD 2015 21

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PERCENT OF TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 2016 NATIONAL RANKINGS $54.82 BILLION OUTPUT 11.1% GA GDP TEXTILE GDP #1 AIRCRAFT ENGINE & PARTS EXPORTS #2 6,527 FIRMS

385,700 JOBS FOOD & BEVERAGE GDP #5 AUTOMOTIVE GDP #14 Source: NAM, BEA 2014, Select Georgia 22 LOGISTICS & TRANSPOTATION WAREHOUSES & DISTRIBUTION CENTERS NATIONAL RANKINGS 4th LARGEST PORT 12th LARGEST AIR CARGO HUB IN

NORTH AMERICA LARGEST RAIL 5th LARGEST NETWORK IN LOGISTICS SOUTHEAST WITH EMPLOYER IN U.S. (4700 MILES) Source: GDEcD, Select GA 23 HEALTHCARE PERCENT OF TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 2016 400 HOSPITALS 2025 GA SHORTAGE 562,000 JOBS

11.9% 1300 PHYSICIANS 6700 NURSES EMPLOYMENT Source: HRSA, JOBSEQ 24 RURAL PROSPERITY Private Sector Business & Civic Organizations Government Leadership

Nonprofits & Faith Higher Education 25 GEORGIA OUTLOOK 27