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By Job Gal | July 8, 2008
Atlanta, Georgia
The City of Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in Georgia, and is the center of the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the country. Atlanta is ranked as the 34th largest city in the United States and the sixth-largest southeastern city. Between 2000 and 2006, Atlanta grew 20.5 percent, making it the fastest growing metropolitan area in the nation.
Atlanta began to develop in the early 1800s following the building of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. J. Edgar Thomson, Chief Engineer of the Georgia Railroad, suggested the area be called Atlantica-Pacifica. The city officially became known as Atlanta in 1847. During the Civil War, the city served as an important military and supply hub, and also played an important role during World War II and the Civil Rights Movement.
Atlanta’s progressive attitude, growing economy and population made it a popular destination after 1970. In 1990 Atlanta was selected as the site for the 1996 Summer Olympics, and the city undertook many major construction projects to improve the city’s parks, sports facilities and transportation. Atlanta is home to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coca Cola and Turner Broadcasting.
Atlanta’s Job Market
Atlanta is well-known as a business and tourist destination, and for its healthcare, information technology and hospitality industries.
The city’s fastest growing industries include: management, business and finance, other professional services, sales and administrative support.
Work Trends
Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes
Atlanta unemployment rate: 5.1 percent
National unemployment rate: 5.5 percent
Atlanta’s Largest Employers
Home Depot
2455 Paces Ferry Rd. N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30339
United Parcel Service
55 Glenlake Pkwy. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30328
Coca-Cola
1 Coca-Cola Plaza
Atlanta, GA 30313
Coca-Cola Enterprises
2500 Windy Ridge Pkwy.
Atlanta, GA 30339
Delta Air Lines
1030 Delta Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30354
Southern
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30308
SunTrust Banks
303 Peachtree St. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30308
Genuine Parts
2999 Circle 75 Pkwy.
Atlanta, GA 30339
Newell Rubbermaid
10 B Glenlake Pkwy.
Atlanta, GA 30328
BlueLinx Holdings
4300 Wildwood Pkwy.
Atlanta, GA 30339
Popular Local Job Search Sites
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JobCentral
Craigslist
Atlanta Jobs
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AtlantaJobZone
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Surrounding Area Job Search
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Peachtree City, GA.
Gainesville, GA.
Kennesaw, GA.
Continuing Education
Georgia State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Emory University
Discovering Atlanta
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
Atlanta History Center
Carter Center and Presidential Library
Atlanta Opera
Georgia Aquarium
World of Coca-Cola
Underground Atlanta
Piedmont Park
Zoo Atlanta
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Statistics
Population
Total population: 423,019
Persons under five-years old: 6.4 percent
Persons under 18-years old: 22.3 percent
Persons 65-years and older: 9.7 percent
Female: 50.4 percent
White: 33.2 percent
Black: 61.4 percent
American Indian and Alaska Native: .2 percent
Asian: 1.9 percent
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: less than 1 percent
Other: 2 percent
Multi-racial: 1.2 percent
Hispanic or Latino: 4.5 percent
Education
High school graduates: 76.9 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.6 percent
Housing
Housing units: 186,925
Homeownership rate: 43.7 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $130,600
Households: 168,147
Persons per household: 2.3
Income
Median household income: $34,770
Per capita income: $25,772
Persons below poverty: 24.4 percent
Transportation
Airports: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, DeKalb-Peachtree, Brown Field
Railroads: Amtrak (Crescent Train), Norfolk Southern, CSX
Public mass transit: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Greyhound
Weather
Average annual precipitation: 50.2 inches
Average low temp. in January: 33 degrees
Average high temp. in July: 89 degrees
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