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Old 01-05-2011, 10:40 AM
 
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Yeah they are all low pay or temp jobs. There was a report in the AJC that Atlanta is growing for call centers, notoriously high turnover, low paying jobs.
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Old 01-05-2011, 11:07 AM
 
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There were several reports last year stating Atlanta was in the top 5 in future and current job growth! Go Atlanta! Those 50+ Corporations moving into the metro area is helping out economy

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Old 01-05-2011, 01:49 PM
 
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Both Chicago and Phoenix are doing better then us. The both have much lower unemployment.
Chicago--Unemployment rate 9%. That is a little bit better than Atlanta--10.3%--yet from the posts here there are those in Chicago who are interested in relocating to Atlanta???
http://www.carrolltongeorgia.com/hom...%20(12/23/2010)

IL--Unemployment rate --11.1%
Unemployment Rate in Illinois Rises - Chicago Breaking News (http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/metro/unemployment-up - broken link)

GA-Unemployment rate--10.1%
http://blogs.ajc.com/business-beat/2...-10-1-percent/
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Old 01-05-2011, 01:50 PM
 
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Both Chicago and Phoenix are doing better then us. The both have much lower unemployment.
The point was, despite our current woes, we have a better long term position than those cities. We need a recovery, though.
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