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Compared to other American cities Atlanta's economy in the past had been disproportionately affected by the 2008 financial crisis and the subsequent recession with the city's economy earning a ranking of 68 among 100 American cities in a September 2014 report due to an elevated unemployment rate declining real income levels and a depressed housing market From 2010 to 2011 Atlanta saw a 0.9% contraction in employment and plateauing income growth at 0.4% Although unemployment had decreased to 7% by late 2014 this was still higher than the national unemployment rate of 5.8% Atlanta's housing market has also struggled with home prices dropping by 2.1% in January 2012 reaching levels not seen since 1996 Compared with a year earlier the average home price in Atlanta plummeted to 17.3% in February 2012 thus becoming the largest annual drop in the history of the index for any American or global city the decline in home prices prompted some economists to deem Atlanta the worst housing market in the nation at the height of the depression Nevertheless the city's real estate market has resurged since 2012 so much median home value and rent growth significantly outpaced the national average by 2018 thanks to a rapidly-growing regional economy, The Kessler Campanile seen from the Georgia Tech Student Center, Georgia 3 Connector.svg State Route 3 Connector. 11.2 Performing arts venues 1754 1,500,000 2.4 Flora Injury icon 2.svg 7- or 10-day injured list.

Downtown Marietta's historic town square, 57 94, Rolling stock Basketball (2). . The primary network-affiliated television stations in Atlanta are WXIA-TV 11 (NBC) WGCL-TV 46 (CBS) WSB-TV 2 (ABC) and WAGA-TV 5 (Fox) Other major commercial stations include WPXA-TV 14 (Ion) WPCH-TV 17 (Ind.) WUVG-TV 34 (Univision) WUPA 69 (CW) and WATL 36 (MyNetworkTV) WPXA-TV WUVG-TV WAGA-TV and WUPA are network O&O's the Atlanta metropolitan area is served by two public television stations (both PBS member stations) and one public radio station WGTV 8 is the flagship station of the statewide Georgia Public Television network while WPBA is owned by Atlanta Public Schools Georgia Public Radio is listener-funded and comprises one NPR member station WABE a classical music station operated by Atlanta Public Schools. ! The white home uniform introduced in 1987 is the primary home uniform Paired with the home navy "A" cap with red brim this uniform features red and navy piping the "Braves" script and tomahawk in front and radially arched (vertically arched until 2005; sewn into a nameplate until 2012) navy letters and red numbers with navy trim at the back, Atlanta Georgia business directory, Cityscape 16 Notes and references Development and preparation Puerto Rican 43,337 0.8% 19,358 0.5% 23,979 123.9%. ; Atlanta United States 19 20 26 34 51 13 External links 1890 1,837,353 19.1% Along with the rest of the Southeast Georgia's population continues to grow rapidly with primary gains concentrated in urban areas the population of the Atlanta metropolitan area added 1.23 million people (24 percent) between 2000 and 2010 and Atlanta rose in rank from the eleventh-largest metropolitan area in the United States to the ninth-largest. Growth in the 21st century Amy Van Dyken won four gold medals in the Olympic swimming pool the first American woman to win four titles in a single Olympiad Penny Heyns swimmer of South Africa won the gold medals in both the 100 metres and 200 metres breaststroke events Michelle Smith of Ireland won three gold medals and a bronze in swimming She remains her nation's most decorated Olympian However her victories were overshadowed by doping allegations even though she did not test positive in 1996 She received a four-year suspension in 1998 for tampering with a urine sample though her medals and records were allowed to stand.