SAVANNAH GROWTH CONTINUES, by BILL STANKIEWICZ, email: bstankiewicz@portfreshlogistics.com
ATLANTA & SAVANNAH — Georgia’s economy keeps chugging along even as problems overseas make global headlines, according to an economic report issued Wednesday.
For Savannah, that means a 2.5 increase in jobs compared to a 2.3 percent growth rate for the state as a whole.
Gyrations in the stock market, reaction to China’s currency devaluation and a slowdown there are not seriously harming the overall Peach State economy, according to Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University.
“The key factor is that companies, despite the jittery stock market and poor results in earnings last year, will keep hiring,” Dhawan wrote in his quarterly forecast released Tuesday. “If they pause, income gains will slow and fretful households will save even more, causing a slowdown.”
He said Georgia’s domestic consumption, which he termed “healthy,” is fueling continued hiring growth in trade, hospitality, education/healthcare and government.
The slowdown in China, the world’s second-largest economy behind the United States, will weaken prospects for Georgia companies that export. Those manufacturers with primarily U.S. customers will still see consistent demand from consumers, Dhawan’s forecast predicts.
Georgia added more jobs in the last three months of 2015 than in the previous nine months. That fourth-quarter momentum was temporary, and in 2016 he is predicting payrolls around the state will expand by 76,000 jobs compared to last year’s 96,300. And last year represented a 145,000 decline from 2014.
Still, that would give Georgia a 2.3 percent growth in jobs.
Locally, Savannah’s employment grew by 5,100 in 2015, less than the 7,300 jobs added the previous year.
Gains came in the corporate, manufacturing, retail and transportation sectors. Moderately smaller growth occurred in the education/health and leisure/hospitality sectors.
“Going forward, as the deepening of the Port of Savannah continues, developments in and around the (metro area) will gain momentum,” Dhawan wrote. “The Savannah Airport plans to add a new customs facility, greatly increasing efficiency for both tourism and cargo handling.
“Furthermore, the Savannah Trade Center is planning an expansion.” CALL BILL STANKIEWICZ FOR MORE INFO. SAVANNAH SUPPLY CHAIN GUY.
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