Goodwill of North Georgia - one of the largest retail operations & workforce training agencies in Georgia with a mission to put people to work - today released key hiring and employment data for 2023. The data highlights the agency's success in serving job seekers and placing individuals into jobs across the state. In recognition of Goodwill of North Georgia’s 99th anniversary, the 2023 data reflects the organization’s significant impact in job creation and placement over the past decade.

Goodwill of North Georgia has been working for decades to effectively identify the workforce needs of North Georgia communities and develop programs to train people across a wide range of skilled trades and career opportunities. Its 14 career centers are dedicated to providing no-cost job training, placement, case management, work support, paid internships, and opportunities to anyone in need. This includes several training programs for participants, like Customer Service, Environmental Services, Phlebotomy, Welding, Youth Employment Services, Highway Construction, Clean Tech, and much more.

In 2023 alone, Goodwill of North Georgia served 48,205  job seekers and successfully placed 22,083 people into jobs across the state. Additionally, the organization remains the number one Goodwill in the country for connecting jobseekers with jobs for the fifth year in a row. 

“As we celebrate our 99 years of service, we are thrilled by the tremendous impact we continue to provide in communities across North Georgia,” said Keith Parker, President & CEO of Goodwill of North Georgia. “Our career centers allow individuals to obtain proper job training, gain life-changing employment opportunities, and contribute to the state’s growing workforce. In fact, we are pleased to report that just last month (August) Goodwill of North Georgia placed more than 1,800 people in jobs - 80 percent of those being living wage positions. 2024 is gearing up to be one of our most groundbreaking years to date.”

Over the past decade, Goodwill of North Georgia has consistently delivered on its promise to put people to work by greatly contributing to Georgia’s employment landscape. During this period, Goodwill has connected 160,233 people with meaningful employment, ensuring that individuals across North Georgia have access to meaningful employment opportunities.

Goodwill of North Georgia serves a 45-county territory with 100+ stores and donation centers. The organization also operates 14 career centers to support job training and placement services offered free of charge to tens of thousands of North Georgia job seekers. In fiscal year 2024, Goodwill of North Georgia was recognized as the number one Goodwill in the nation when it comes to people employed, helping more than 22,000 North Georgians get connected with jobs. Through the career centers and training programs, Goodwill serves veterans, people with disabilities, youth, single parents, the under-employed, people who are unhoused, people with justice involvement, and anyone else looking for work. To learn more about Goodwill of North Georgia’s career services and job training programs, please visit goodwillng.org.