Spring 2003 Issue
CDC Boosts Georgia’s Economy
Most people would agree the work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is important to the health of all Americans. But what is not widely known is just how important CDC is to the health of Georgia’s economy.
For example, did you know …
- CDC employs over 6,500 in Georgia (9,000 total).
- CDC creates more jobs in Georgia than The Home Depot and UPS combined.
- More than four jobs are created in Georgia for each full-time CDC employee.
- CDC maintains three campuses and over 30 separate office facilities in Atlanta.
- For each $1 billion spent by CDC on buildings and facilities, 22,000 new jobs are created.
- CDC is comparable in size to the 246th corporate listing on the Fortune 500 - 12th in Georgia.
- Every $1 billion spent by CDC in Georgia generates almost $2 billion of new industrial output.