Quick Look at Labor Demand
This labor market is hard to figure out...looking at shifts in what employers are looking for helps us understand things better.
Yes, Housing Has Become Unaffordable. Here’s One Reason Why.
What are the wages of relatively slow wage growth mixed with soaring home prices in our area? Diminished housing affordability
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: Weathering the Workforce Waves
This month's regional snapshot provides a detailed overview o workforce conditions, with close looks at overall demographic and earning characteristics of ARC 10-County Region workers, as well as at job trends by period for (and profiles of) training-targeted high demand clusters
The difference a year (and/or a quarter) makes: Jobs and unemployment
2019 vs. 2020
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.
The Atlanta MSA Job Base: How Low (Relatively) Did We Go…or Not?
Job loss in Atlanta was bad (and our recovery is slow)--but it was worse by many other measures in many other places.
Data Diversion: UI Claims vs Job Postings, March-October, 2020
A dashboard comparing initial unemployment insurance claims to job postings in the Atlanta MSA.
Monday Mapday: Job Density Change
A nationwide and statewide look at job density and job density change over time.
Friday Factday: Promising Careers in Georgia
Coupling data about current median wages and future job opening projections, this Friday Factday considers what occupations have a rosy outlook in the state of Georgia through 2026.