Black Educational Attainment: A Half-Century of Pronounced Progress

By |2021-02-24T14:04:18-05:00February 22nd, 2021|Equity, Monday Mapday, Race and Diversity|

The Atlanta Black population's higher educational attainment has soared over the last fifty years. The share of Black higher ed degree holders has grown by 500 percent since 1970, besting the related share in the rest of the population, which grew by 350 percent.

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Black-Owned Businesses: An Atlanta Growth Engine

By |2021-02-19T15:29:40-05:00February 19th, 2021|Data Diversions, Economic Development, Equity, Race and Diversity, Uncategorized|

Black-owned businesses make up a much larger share of the Atlanta metro business base than they do at the national level, and a relatively large share of these businesses are small.

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Atlanta Metro Eviction Tracking Update, February 2021

By |2021-02-18T11:04:29-05:00February 17th, 2021|COVID-19, Data Diversions, Housing, Public Health|

Updates to the status of evictions in five metro counties, plus details about the national context and local assistance efforts.

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Change in Share: Georgia’s Non-Hispanic Black Residents, 2010-2018

By |2021-02-15T17:24:36-05:00February 15th, 2021|Monday Mapday, Race and Diversity|

Interactive maps taking a look at how the distribution of Georgia's Non-Hispanic Black population has changed since 2010.

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Regional Snapshot: 100 Metros Data Dashboard

By |2021-02-11T10:52:55-05:00February 11th, 2021|Economic Development, Economy, Population, Regional Snapshot|

This month's regional snapshot introduces our updated 100 Metros dashboard, with an overview of some select findings and a demonstration of the comparison feature.

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The difference a year (and/or a quarter) makes: Jobs and unemployment
2019 vs. 2020

By |2021-02-08T18:52:29-05:00February 8th, 2021|COVID-19, Economic Development, Economy, Monday Mapday, Uncategorized|

A comparison of jobs between Q1 and Q2 of 2019 and 2020, and a look at unemployment rates in the course of 2020, reveal the depth of the pandemic's impact on our economy.

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2019 vs. 2020

The Atlanta MSA Job Base: How Low (Relatively) Did We Go…or Not?

By |2021-02-10T12:27:20-05:00February 4th, 2021|COVID-19, Data Diversions, Economy|

Job loss in Atlanta was bad (and our recovery is slow)--but it was worse by many other measures in many other places.

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Regional Snapshot: A Take on the Pandemic Economy

By |2021-01-15T17:12:12-05:00January 15th, 2021|COVID-19, Economy, Public Health, Regional Snapshot|

This month's regional snapshot presents an updated overview of public health and economic indicators from this persistent (and surging) pandemic.

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