POPULATION: 9,544,750 (2007 estimate)

LABOR FORCE: 4,920,837 (2007 estimate)

RIGHT TO WORK: Yes

TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES: Agriculture, manufacturing, health and business services

EXPANDING INDUSTRIES: High-tech electronics manufacturing, research and development, services, pharmaceuticals, automotive, aerospace, distribution/ logistics

COLLEGE GRADUATES: (Age 25 and over) 27.1%

BASIC BUSINESS TAXES:
Corporate Income Tax: 6 percent of income apportioned to Georgia (single sales factor formula for corporate income tax)

Sales Tax: 4 percent; some counties levy an additional 1 to 3 percent local sales tax

Property Tax: Millage rates vary by county and city and currently range from 14.23 to 51.25 mills per $1,000 of fair market value; the average millage rate is 31.1

BUSINESS INCENTIVES:
Taxable and tax-exempt industrial development bonds
Business Development Corp. of Georgia (loans)
Venture capital
Advanced Technology Development Center
Business Loan Guarantee Program
Regional Revolving Loan Fund
Agribusiness Loan Program
Business and Industrial Loan Program
Quick Start (job training)
34 technical colleges
Entrepreneur and small business development tax incentives
Film/Multimedia Tax Credits
Job Tax Credits and Investment Tax Credits
Headquarters Tax Credit
Ports Activity Tax Credit
Inventory tax exemptions
Enterprise zones
Foreign-trade zones
Loans for rural industry
Export Finance Fund
R&D Tax Credits
State of Georgia Tobacco Settlement Fund (One Georgia)