{"id":4037,"date":"2019-06-28T08:29:37","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T12:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/resources_pages\/metro-minute-atlanta\/"},"modified":"2023-03-21T08:22:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T12:22:35","slug":"metro-minute-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/resource\/metro-minute-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Construction: Dodge Metro in a Minute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Atlanta Construction<\/strong><br \/>\nTranscript:<\/p>\n<p>The population of the Atlanta metropolitan area reached 5.9 million people in 2018, making Atlanta the nations\u2019 9th largest metro area. That\u2019s a one-year population change of over 75,000 people, keeping this metro area a top growth market for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>Employment rose by 58,500 from 2017 to 2018, and unemployment continues to drop, averaging 3.8% in 2018. 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