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Georgia

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Talbot County

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All 159 Georgia counties now include a 2025 workplace-industry snapshot. Local partnerships, occupations and municipality-specific evidence remain a growing research layer. Map colors show selection, not workforce need or sales readiness.

Municipalities & communities

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Box Springs CDPGeneva townJunction City townManchester city · spans multiple countiesTalbotton cityWoodland city

Dots locate Census reference points, not municipal boundaries or campus locations. Cross-county places may have a reference point outside this county.

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Municipalities in Talbot County

5 places · 2020 geographic baseline

Geneva townMunicipalityOpen local opportunity profile →Junction City townMunicipalityOpen local opportunity profile →Manchester cityMunicipality · spans countiesOpen local opportunity profile →Talbotton cityMunicipalityOpen local opportunity profile →Woodland cityMunicipalityOpen local opportunity profile →

County research

Opportunities in Talbot County

3 findings in this topic

Source reviewed

Construction — private workplace employment

2025 annual average: 270 covered private-sector jobs; average annual pay $59,737. Selected from disclosed broad sectors; suppressed sectors may change the ranking. Pay is not an entry-level occupational wage.

Coverage: Talbot County, Georgia; covered private workplaces

Requirements & evidence limits
Industry code
23
Measure
Annual average covered private-sector employment
Reported value
270 covered jobs
Evidence type
Observed annual average; workplace; unemployment-insurance covered private employment
Uncertainty
Selected from disclosed broad sectors; suppressed sectors may change the ranking. Average annual pay: $59737.0; annual average establishments: 11.0. Industry pay is not an entry-level occupational wage.
BLS QCEW 2025 annual single file ↗

Period: 2025 · Source date: Not provided · Checked 2026-09-13

Confirm next: Confirm current vacancies, occupation mix and education partner; do not map county jobs onto each place.

Source reviewed

Transportation and warehousing — private workplace employment

2025 annual average: 78 covered private-sector jobs; average annual pay $37,488. Selected from disclosed broad sectors; suppressed sectors may change the ranking. Pay is not an entry-level occupational wage.

Coverage: Talbot County, Georgia; covered private workplaces

Requirements & evidence limits
Industry code
48-49
Measure
Annual average covered private-sector employment
Reported value
78 covered jobs
Evidence type
Observed annual average; workplace; unemployment-insurance covered private employment
Uncertainty
Selected from disclosed broad sectors; suppressed sectors may change the ranking. Average annual pay: $37488.0; annual average establishments: 9.0. Industry pay is not an entry-level occupational wage.
BLS QCEW 2025 annual single file ↗

Period: 2025 · Source date: Not provided · Checked 2026-09-13

Confirm next: Confirm current vacancies, occupation mix and education partner; do not map county jobs onto each place.

Source reviewed

Finance and insurance — private workplace employment

2025 annual average: 70 covered private-sector jobs; average annual pay $62,577. Selected from disclosed broad sectors; suppressed sectors may change the ranking. Pay is not an entry-level occupational wage.

Coverage: Talbot County, Georgia; covered private workplaces

Requirements & evidence limits
Industry code
52
Measure
Annual average covered private-sector employment
Reported value
70 covered jobs
Evidence type
Observed annual average; workplace; unemployment-insurance covered private employment
Uncertainty
Selected from disclosed broad sectors; suppressed sectors may change the ranking. Average annual pay: $62577.0; annual average establishments: 8.0. Industry pay is not an entry-level occupational wage.
BLS QCEW 2025 annual single file ↗

Period: 2025 · Source date: Not provided · Checked 2026-09-13

Confirm next: Confirm current vacancies, occupation mix and education partner; do not map county jobs onto each place.

Use the existing Georgia context

These links provide state or national context; they are not verified listings for Talbot County.

Geography, evidence and research coverage

The county map uses Census 2017 geometry redistributed by US Atlas. Place names, county relationships and reference points use 2020 Census files. These are navigation baselines, not a current legal-boundary or municipal-status audit. Newly formed places and annexations may be absent.

Municipalities and Census-designated communities are identified separately. A place may span multiple counties. Unincorporated territory remains represented in its county profile. School-district and workforce-board service areas must be verified separately.

All counties and listed places have a research destination. A first reviewed set is available in selected counties. Unreviewed bulk research and proposed geography changes remain pending. Findings do not rank major municipalities or establish current vacancies, guaranteed enrollment or qualified sales opportunities.

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How to read the map & priorities

All 50 states have one of three priority colors. Evidence gaps are noted separately in each state brief.

Why 39 states in Priority 2? This is a broad development pool, not 39 equally qualified opportunities. Inspect the evidence groups →

State policy evidence and proposed Pearson fit are shown separately. Open a state brief for needs, solutions and Government Relations representation.

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