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Old 12-01-2010, 02:16 PM
 
Location: NE Kansas City, MO
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It was just brought to my attention the struggles of employment loss on Atl's ecomony. Check it out.
Brookings: ATL hammered by Great Recession | Atlanta Business Chronicle
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Old 12-01-2010, 02:41 PM
 
Location: East side - Metro ATL
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It was just brought to my attention the struggles of employment loss on Atl's ecomony. Check it out.
Brookings: ATL hammered by Great Recession | Atlanta Business Chronicle
Whoever wrote that article cannot spell. In addition, it seems like someone on this board is sending this particular article to many individuals on this board. You are not the first to receive this: North Carolina vs Georgia vs Virginia.
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Old 12-01-2010, 02:45 PM
 
Location: metro ATL
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This belongs in the Atlanta forum, not city vs. city.
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Old 12-01-2010, 03:25 PM
 
Location: St Simons Island, GA
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This belongs in the Atlanta forum, not city vs. city.
Agreed.
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Old 12-01-2010, 04:34 PM
 
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This terrible economy of Atlanta makes sense. There are no jobs and the natives resort to MUGGING innocent tourists in Buckhead for the shopping bags. I know. It happened to me!
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Old 12-01-2010, 04:43 PM
 
Location: Atlanta, GA
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This terrible economy of Atlanta makes sense. There are no jobs and the natives resort to MUGGING innocent tourists in Buckhead for the shopping bags. I know. It happened to me!
Damn! My plan has been foiled!
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Old 12-01-2010, 04:46 PM
 
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Oh my God!!!!! The Ghetto Drag Queens strike again!!!
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Old 12-01-2010, 04:50 PM
 
Location: Acworth
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i'll trade you shopping bags for designer jeans and atms

job market is horrible.. there are still low end retail jobs but nothing that will pay the bills.

high end executives are not affected but those are such a niche their market is steady and often grandfathered
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Old 12-01-2010, 04:58 PM
 
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Oh yeah. About the economy. I think the job market has always been extremely competitive in Atlanta with more people constantly moving in than available jobs. My theory is it's easier to take a risk on moving here without a job lined up than it is to say, New York, just because the cost of living is much lower.

Take all that into account and figure that a huge percentage of Atlanta jobs are in construction or construction related industries, transportation, and hospitality. It's pretty obvious this city was bound to get hit hard in a recession as bad as the last one. The tight job market is even tighter.
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Old 12-01-2010, 05:13 PM
 
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Oh yeah. About the economy. I think the job market has always been extremely competitive in Atlanta with more people constantly moving in than available jobs. My theory is it's easier to take a risk on moving here without a job lined up than it is to say, New York, just because the cost of living is much lower.

Take all that into account and figure that a huge percentage of Atlanta jobs are in construction or construction related industries, transportation, and hospitality. It's pretty obvious this city was bound to get hit hard in a recession as bad as the last one. The tight job market is even tighter.
So basically people are moving here with no job because they saw it advertised on BET?
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