Retail About 12% of Augusta's Jobs
Friday, August 9th, 2013
A moment to put something into perspective.
Retail represents 11.8 percent of the employment in Augusta metro area.
A lot of excitement was generated about the coming of Cabela’s, Whole Foods and Bass Pro Shops. Those are hundreds of jobs coming to the area that weren’t here before, and, individually, they will matter to the people who get them.
In the big picture, though, when you add in all the jobs from the new announcements it moves the needle 0.2 percent.
