Peach State politicos on both sides of the aisle like to tout Georgia as the best state in the nation to do business. But a new report from Oxfam America says Georgia may be one of the worst states to be a worker.
“If you want to come in here and run a big business, I’m sure it’d be great,” said Hannah Perkins, political and campaign director for the Georgia AFL-CIO. “The statistics show that it would be great. However, what the numbers show and what the people say is that it’s not the number one place to work.”
The report rates Georgia as No. 50 in the nation for best places to work, although because Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico are included, Georgia is not dead last – Mississippi and North Carolina score lower.
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