Workforce and Training
Labor
Dublin-Laurens County is the regional employment hub for 15 counties representing a total workforce of 301,204 people. Within that labor shed, there are over 1,000 manufacturers benefiting from a deep pipeline of talent. There are 54,015 people enrolled in higher education in the area with over 13,000 annual graduates in a significant amount of areas including, but not limited to: welding, automotive mechanics, industrial mechanics & maintenance, electronics, truck and commercial vehicle operations, forklift and material handling, engineering (all disciplines), machine tooling, tool & die and business administration. Georgia is an employment at will state with one of the lowest unionization rates in the U.S. Employers here will also benefit from an outstanding work ethic and low turnover rate.
Unionization Rates
Manufacturing (2014)
Turnover Rates
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (2014)