“A third of the respondents in our survey of Georgia’s technology decision makers said they have difficulty filling open positions due to a lack of technology talent. The positions they deemed most critical to their technology operations in Georgia – such as systems administrators and application developers – also were identified as the most difficult positions to fill. This should signal to policymakers that a technology savvy workforce would give Georgia an essential competitive advantage when vying against other states for the same technology businesses.” - Keith Herndon, Ph.D., President - Internet Decisions, LLC

High-Tech Employment Growth Benchmark

Georgia's high-tech employment growth exceeded the national average in 2011 and all of the benchmark states except North Carolina, which experienced a surge of more than 9 percent growth last year. Among the benchmark states, only Florida trailed the national average.

High-Tech Employment Growth Georgia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics