Question

In Georgia, the agricultural industry has a greater economic impact than any other industry. However, unemployment is consistently higher.

Why is unemployment in the agricultural industry consistently higher compared to other industries in Georgia, and how does this affect the industry’s economic impact on the state economy?


Technological innovations limit the industry’s economic impact on the state.

Agricultural work is seasonal which limits the industry’s economic impact on the state.

Too many workers have entered the industry which increases the industry’s economic impact on the state.

Recent natural disasters have destroyed farm land, both of which limit the industry’s economic impact on the state.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

As of 2017 only about 42,000 farms remained in Georgia, and less than 10 percent of Georgia’s citizens worked in agriculture or forestry. Slightly more than 9.9 million acres are classified as farmland, with an average farm size of 235 acres. Nearly half of all Georgia farms made less than $2,500 in 2017, while 15 percent made more than $100,000.