Demographics
Government, the health-care industry and manufacturers are the largest employers in Richmond County.
The U.S. Army's Fort Gordon military base has the most employees, with nearly 17,000 workers. More than 27,000 retiree family members from Fort Gordon call Augusta home.
Companies such as the Medical College of Georgia, University Hospital, and E-Z-Go Textron employ the largest percentage of Augusta's work force, as do International Paper Company, Thermal Ceramics and the city and local school system.
Services, followed by retail trades, are the county's largest employment sectors, according to the Georgia Department of Labor.
The seven-county area's work force in 2006 stands at 245,968. Per capita income was $26,289 in 2006. The average unemployment rate during 2006 was 5 percent.
