Autumn Colors are Coming
When can you expect to see some colorful foliage from the comfort of your home? Smokymountains.com has released its annual fall foliage map to provide us with an idea of when we'll get a change of scenery.
Just How Bad Was COVID-19 in 2020?
In 2020, COVID-19 rivaled heart disease – long our state's #1 killer – in terms of life lost and percent of deaths by cause (map shown). Not even the worst years of the flu come anywhere close.
Regional Snapshot: Metro Atlanta Cost of Living, 2021 Update
How does Atlanta's cost of living compare to metros across the country? This Snapshot explores findings from the annual Cost of Living Index created by the Council for Community and Economic Research.
Welcome Forsyth County!
Six things to know about ARC's newest member county.
Degree Types by Age Cohort: Generational Change
An examination of differences in the field of study among different generations of women and men in the Atlanta MSA.
Celebrating Veterans
Memorial Day is a time to remember lives lost in service to our country. This Monday Mapday celebrates all veterans by looking at rates of veteran residents across the state, as well as taking a look at how many World War II,
Spotlight On The 10-County’s Asian Community
Atlanta's Asian community is its fastest-growing racial group. This post dives into more detail about this population, its foreign-born members and where its immigrants hail from.
COVID-19’s Toll on Older Atlantans
What has the magnitude of COVID-19 hospitalization and loss looked like in the Atlanta area? This post considers cases, hospitalizations and deaths from the inception of COVID-19 in Georgia through April 2021 and compares the numbers to the 10-county's 2019 population.
Higher Education Degrees Among Men and Women in the Metro, 1970 to Today
One area where Atlanta does see gender parity? Rates of higher educational attainment. In fact, women have outpaced men in attaining bachelor's and graduate degrees since 1970.
Labor Force Participation by Gender and Age
A look at non-pandemic differences in men's and women's labor force participation by age grouping, with a look at long-term career and earnings implications.