Government, the health-care industry and manufacturers are the largest employers in Augusta-Richmond County.

The U.S. Army's Fort Gordon military base has the most employees, with nearly 20,000 workers. More than 27,000 retiree family members from Fort Gordon call Augusta home. Georgia Health Sciences University, 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 2010 stands at 528,519. Per capita income in Richmond County was $33,613 in 2009. The average unemployment rate during  2010 was 9.0 percent.