Inflation: The Most Regressive “Tax” in Atlanta
Inflationary impacts have hit all of us in the pocket over the last year, but research shows that they hit some of us a lot harder than others.
Commuting: Yeah, It’s Still Kind of a Big Deal
Our updated Commuting Dashboard gives an immediate snapshot of the commuting landscape, and enables custom analysis of patterns by census tracts of job locations and worker residences
Income Inequality and Black Wealth: Opinions from Metro Atlanta Speaks
How do Atlanta residents rate the importance of enhanced income equality to our economy, and, following on, what seems to be their current knowledge base about the size of the highly related racial wealth gap?
Got a Raise? You Still Might be Making Less (Than You Were)
Wages are going up. But so is inflation. What does it mean for real trends in Atlanta wages and how do the findings differ by metro area?
Regional Snapshot: The Economy-An Overview for the New Year
There is a LOT going on in our economy. Wages and inflation are up, and so are housing prices and rents. While we have a lot of job openings, we also have a low unemployment rate. Our January Regional Snapshot takes a look at a confusing and changing economic landscape, at almost two full years into the pandemic.
Regional Snapshot: 2021 Metro Atlanta Speaks in Summation
Metro Atlanta Speaks...we have given you most of the rest (v.v. tools to view the information), now check out the best (summary, that is).
Metro Atlanta Speaks: The Big Trends in the Perceived Biggest Problem
What's the Biggest Problem? How the answers to the biggest question in the Metro Atlanta Speaks Survey have changed over time - and how they haven't.
LODES of Commuting Data: Inflows and Outflows from LEHD
New (2019) data on work locations for residents (by area) show that, for the most part, we are leaving our home county more to go to work than we were in 2010.
Regional Snapshot: Homeownership 2021
This month's regional snapshot looks at homeownership share, price, and affordability trends in the Atlanta Region (and beyond)
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Regional Population Trends
This month (September 15-October 15) is Hispanic Heritage Month. We have a commemorative compendium of the latest data on this core growth component of our region's population. Installment 1 of 3 is current population trends!