Atlanta near top of job losses.... (Decatur, Jackson: home, unemployed, living)

[TreasureGirl]

I will be moving to Gwinnett county this year. Although I wont be seeking employment immediately, I was wondering what the job market is like for Administrative Assistants / Clerical positions etc. Are there a lot of office buildings in this county?

[LovinDecatur]

Originally Posted by TreasureGirl

I will be moving to Gwinnett county this year. Although I wont be seeking employment immediately, I was wondering what the job market is like for Administrative Assistants / Clerical positions etc. Are there a lot of office buildings in this county?

There are plenty of commercial centers in Gwinnett, particularly in the I-85 and Peachtree Industrial Blvd. corridors.

[joe2000]

FAA lands at Camp Creek Business Center


Atlanta Business Chronicle - by Douglas Sams


The Federal Aviation Administration recently leased about 98,000 square feet in the heart of Atlanta’s south side office market — one of the largest leases in that part of the city.
The FAA will move into Duke Realty Corp.’s Camp Creek Business Center, which is three miles west of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The building, located at 1500 Centre Parkway, will house about 400 FAA employees, including engineers and planners.
The FAA plans to occupy the building in early 2009.
The FAA lease brings Camp Creek Business Center’s office space, which totals 375,000 square feet, to 94 percent leased. The deal also represents the third significant transaction with the U.S. government during the past 12 months.
Earlier this year, Duke completed a 47,000-square-foot build-to-suit for the Department of Homeland Security, and it renewed a 34,000-square-foot lease with the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Chris Brown, Duke senior vice president, said Camp Creek is succeeding because of its access to the airport and interstate.
"The FAA lease is an extremely significant transaction for the south side submarket," said Lanie Rea, a research manager with real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Inc.'s Atlanta office. "The average office lease signed this year in South Atlanta has only been about 5,000 square feet."
Corey Richardson of Duke Realty represented ownership in the transaction.
The FAA lease also coincides with Jacoby Development Inc.’s redevelopment of the former Ford plant in Hapeville.
The south side is known for its industrial development, but regional planners say the region has potential to see office and retail projects blossom in coming years.

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by matt8325

Atlanta and the rest of the nation will recover but it might take a year to do so.

Perhaps Atlanta will recover in a year, but I can't wait that long. I need work NOW, when things are tough. I know I sound impatient. At the same time, alot of bad things are happening.

[matt8325]

Originally Posted by pirate_lafitte

Perhaps Atlanta will recover in a year, but I can't wait that long. I need work NOW, when things are tough. I know I sound impatient. At the same time, alot of bad things are happening.

It may not be until 2010 before Atlanta recovers.

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by matt8325

It may not be until 2010 before Atlanta recovers.

What to do until then?

[back2dc]

move up to dc. with the federal gov't based here, dc is always pretty recession-proof and MUCH more attractive than texas.

heard on the news today that b/c of the gov't bailout of the banks (and perhaps the auto industry), the u.s. treasury is hiring big time.

also the new presidential administration whichever it will be will bring in more jobs...

[Galounger]

Originally Posted by kdogg817

Dallas and Houston and the state of Texas as a whole is dodging the recession for the most part but Atlanta will recover and so will the rest of the nation. Growth will continue to be slow because of the recession but what always follow a recession is expansion. I think during this time it would do Atlanta and others cities well to upgrade there infrastructure.

Because with sky high oil prices and demands for fuel the energy sector has been doing well. But it looks now like oil prices may plummet quiet a way due to the expectation of less demand following a global economic downturn. Low oil prices has historically meant tough times in Texas. (The 90's for instance).

[Galounger]

Here's my take on the national economic situation in a nutshell.

1. For the past 20 - 30 years America has pretty much been surrendering it's manufacturing base to foreign competitors. This has resulting in a huge number of high paying factory jobs being converted to lower paying service jobs and has left us with a 800 billion dollar trade deficit.

2. America offset this downturn by huge military spending in the 80's (cold war, remember?) which led at first to a hot economy where money trickled down from contractors like General Dynamics, Lockheed, etc. etc. Then, eventually came a huge government deficit and a busted stock market at the end of the 80's early 90's.

3. America rebounded from this with a red hot technology sector spurred on by out of control speculative investing. This stimulated the economy until people realized most of these tech companies were bogus then came another stock market crash and recession.

4. The government pulled us out of this by lowering interest rates to spur people to buy homes and other loan purchases. This kept us chugging along off a hot real estate and construction sector until as you all know it became obvious people had borrowed more than they could repay. Banks go bust! Stock market goes poop!


The one constant through all of this remains the same. With the exception maybe of processed food and Hollywood movies our country no longer ships out any finished goods more than we ship in. Our auto industry has bowed down and been knocked out by Japan and Germany. We no longer make steel for ourselves or anyone else (Japan, China). Our shipbuilding industry is as extinct as T-Rex ( Japan then Korea took that from us). We no longer make the clothes we wear, the electronics we use, the everyday products and appliances that make life what it is.

Some of this is due to lower wages overseas, some to inferior quality of our products but way too much is due to unfair trade practices.

Until this core problem is adressed we will keep seeing one band aide and aspirin solution after another fail.

Just one mans opinion since about 1987. What do you think?

[joe2000]

Originally Posted by back2dc

move up to dc. with the federal gov't based here, dc is always pretty recession-proof and MUCH more attractive than texas.

heard on the news today that b/c of the gov't bailout of the banks (and perhaps the auto industry), the u.s. treasury is hiring big time.

also the new presidential administration whichever it will be will bring in more jobs...

dc is a great place to visit but the HIGH cost of living, crime, traffic, highest aids rate in america (1 out of 20), etc makes it a horrible place to live