Equity Special Feature: Gender Wage Gap in the Metro Region

ARC's Research & Analytics Group will be publishing a series of Special Features on equity over the next few months.  Posts in the Equity Series will examine a variety of aspects of equity along with some of the key factors hindering the realization of this ideal in the Atlanta Metro region. Each post will [...]

By |2018-08-13T18:33:40-04:00March 7th, 2018|Economy, Equity Series, Other Demographics, Special Features|Comments Off on Equity Special Feature: Gender Wage Gap in the Metro Region

Equity Special Feature: Race & Earnings in the Atlanta Metro Region

ARC's Research & Analytics Group will be publishing a series of Special Features on equity over the next few months.  Posts in the Equity Series will examine a variety of aspects of equity along with some of the key factors hindering the realization of this ideal in the Atlanta Metro region. Each post will [...]

By |2018-08-13T18:34:29-04:00February 15th, 2018|Economy, Equity Series, Race and Diversity, Special Features|Comments Off on Equity Special Feature: Race & Earnings in the Atlanta Metro Region

Friday Factday: A Toy (Spending) Story

The holiday season is upon us!  It is a time for festivities and gift giving among friends and family--which means an increase in household spending.  According to polling by Gallup, average holiday spending per person nationally is projected to be $906 in 2017, up from $785 in 2016 (see chart below).  The most recent [...]

By |2017-12-22T14:59:04-05:00December 22nd, 2017|Friday Factday, Special Features, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Friday Factday: A Toy (Spending) Story

Monday Mapday: Hoards of Trick-or-Treaters in the Metro Region

Tomorrow is Halloween, and to get you in the spirit, we've created a map showing the highest concentrations of potential trick-or-treaters.  With the exception of a few neighborhoods in the central cities of Atlanta and Decatur, the areas with the highest proportion of children aged 5 to 14 years old can be found in [...]

By |2017-10-30T16:40:41-04:00October 30th, 2017|Monday Mapday, Special Features, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Monday Mapday: Hoards of Trick-or-Treaters in the Metro Region

Metro Atlanta a National Leader in Home Loans

We spend a lot of time analyzing data about the region’s housing market. We have examined how home prices have recovered since the Great Recession (here) and we recently looked at the growing affordability crisis in metro Atlanta (here). But with the recent release of the latest Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data for [...]

By |2017-10-11T12:27:07-04:00October 11th, 2017|Economy, Housing, Special Features|Comments Off on Metro Atlanta a National Leader in Home Loans

Hotlanta: Temperature Changes 2000-2017

Update through June, 2017: June 2017 was the first month with a below average temperature (-0.2°F) in Atlanta since January 2016! That's 16 months in a row of above average temperatures. What led to this "cold" June? Well, it only took the 8th wettest June on record, with nearly 8" of rain, to [...]

By |2017-07-06T17:52:20-04:00July 6th, 2017|Friday Factday, Special Features|Comments Off on Hotlanta: Temperature Changes 2000-2017

Atlanta #1 Among Largest U.S. Metros for Over-the-Year Employment Growth in April

In April 2017, nonfarm employment growth for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was up 3.3% over the year, placing Atlanta first among the 12 largest U.S. metros in over-the-year percent change in nonfarm employment.  This growth is a reflection of percentage change gains among the region's higher-paying industry sectors, including Construction [...]

By |2019-01-23T11:49:09-05:00June 1st, 2017|Economy, Special Features|Comments Off on Atlanta #1 Among Largest U.S. Metros for Over-the-Year Employment Growth in April

Travel after I-85 reopening- back to normal?

Now that I-85 has reopened, is traffic back to normal? The May 2017 Regional Snapshot analyzes how the I-85 closure impacted travel throughout Atlanta. The charts below use INRIX travel speed data to take an updated look at travel speeds on select corridors on Tuesday (May 23) compared to both speeds during construction (on April 11) [...]

By |2017-06-01T19:17:23-04:00May 26th, 2017|Friday Factday, Special Features, Transportation|Comments Off on Travel after I-85 reopening- back to normal?

Learn4Life: Metro Atlanta Regional Education Partnership

Learn4Life: l4lmetroatlanta.org State of Education in Metro Atlanta | Baseline Report 2017 What is Learn4Life? Learn4Life (L4L) is the Metro Atlanta Regional Education Partnership, a collaborative effort that brings together school systems, local communities, business and nonprofits to drive resources and energy to proven solutions. These solutions are based on common [...]

By |2017-04-19T20:05:40-04:00April 19th, 2017|Education, Special Features|Comments Off on Learn4Life: Metro Atlanta Regional Education Partnership
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