It's time to check in on metro Atlanta's economic health! Check out our dashboard to see how our economy is doing, but here are the highlights in case you're in a hurry: All Sectors Employment Year-Over-Year % Change Construction increased in year-over-year change between January and May, and ended on top AGAIN with a 7.2% year-over-year change [...]
The number of teens drivers has hit a record low, according to data from the Federal Highway Administration. In 2014, there were about 8.5 million teenage drivers in the U.S. How does this trend look for Georgia drivers? Source: U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Series
This zip code map is a preview of the upcoming Regional Snapshot on home prices in metro Atlanta. This map shows the average monthly median rent using the Zillow Rent Index measure over a four month period beginning in January 2016 and ending in April 2016. Zip Codes with the highest median average monthly rents are [...]
This analysis looks at employment by industry and related wage trends among 19- to 34-year-olds today, known collectively as “millennials.” Despite higher levels of educational attainment and a U.S. economy 70% more productive than it was in the mid-1980s, the group is finding it difficult translating high education levels into higher earnings[i]. The dire situation [...]
Where were the worst traffic jams in June? Some of these may look familiar- this month's report shows seven recurring bottlenecks that have been in the top 10 for April and/or May. The #1 bottleneck was I-75 N @ Chastain Rd/exit 271, for the third month in a row. The average maximum length of this [...]
Last week we looked at Emory as a regional employment center. This week, we analyze the travel patterns for workers in the Cumberland area using the U.S. Census Bureau's OnTheMap Application (with 2014 data).
The U.S. Census Bureau surveys U.S. residents on their place of birth to compare with the place they currently live. This provides an idea of geographic mobility and migration. The native population includes everyone who was born in the U.S. or was born outside of the U.S. but had at least one parent who was [...]
The places in metro Atlanta with the highest percentages of people who were born in Georgia are primarily in the suburbs, with an additional pocket in central Fulton County. In the blue areas highlighted on this map, 60%-100% of residents were born in Georgia. Most of Carroll, Spalding, and Walton counties have relatively high concentrations of [...]
People often say that cost of living is low in Atlanta. And they are right, relative to many other metros, as our snapshot this month showed (How Expensive Is It to Live in Metro Atlanta?). But, when considering minimum wage and the needs of various family types, can working adults earn the minimum income [...]
As a regional employment center, Emory has a big impact on transportation due to the travel patterns of their employees. Here, we estimate the number of employees working in the Emory area and analyze where the workers are coming from (their home locations) using the U.S. Census Bureau's OnTheMap Application. The tool uses 2014 Longitudinal-Employer Household [...]
