National economic headwinds blow through Georgia, though job outlook steady for now

National economic headwinds blow through Georgia, though job outlook steady for now

National economic headwinds driven in part by politics will continue suppressing Georgia’s economy while raising the risk of recession, says a new economic forecast from a business think tank at the University of Georgia. The 43rd annual prediction by the Selig Center for Economic Growth rates the risk of a recession in Georgia at pretty much a coin toss. “In short, Georgia’s economy will struggle, and it would not take much to tip into recessio…