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July 3, 2014 | northfulton.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 18, No. 27
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JOHNS CREEK NO. 1 RISING CITY:
N.F. dominates statewide economic growth study Cities attract top workers, tops in income growth
Cities on the Rise in Georgia — Full Ranking
By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com NORTH FULTON – A new study shows North Fulton’s cities lead Georgia in leading economic growth factors new workers, employment and median income growth. Perhaps surprisingly Johns Creek was No. 1 among Georgia cities. Sandy Springs (No. 8), Roswell (No. 11) and Alpharetta (No. 13) also shone well, and taken as a group they pro-
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vide convincing evidence for the economic strength of the region. The study, conducted by NerdWallet, looked at the growth in Georgia between 2009 and 2012 in three areas: working age population; employment growth; and median income growth. Johns Creek scored highest
OCCUPATION OF
2009-2012 Median Income Growth
Overall Growth Score
0.0%
6.9%
83.3
17.3%
76.0
14.5%
(2.8%) 0.7%
10.6%
74.0
5.9%
(1.8%)
17.0%
72.9
Mableton
10.4%
(2.3%)
12.6%
69.5
Sandy Springs
16.6%
(5.6%)
10.3%
65.2
Roswell
10.7%
(7.2%)
12.5%
61.8
Alpharetta
18.8%
(6.0%)
1.5%
55.7
City
1
Johns Creek
39.1%
2
Hinesville
13.4%
3
Warner Robins
4
Carrollton
5 8 11 13
among Georgia cities (the score was based on 1/3 for each of the three categories. Growth among working-age residents in Johns Creek “blew the curve,” coming in at 39.1
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THE FEDERAL
2009-2012 WorkingAge Population Growth
Rank
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A SESQUICENTENNIAL
LIVING
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2009-2012 Employment Growth
percent over the four years of data studied. That translates into 17,000 new residents 16 and older who moved there during the years of the study. While Johns Creek showed
zero employment growth, that was during the height of the recession when Georgia lost thousands of jobs. Most cities
See RISE, Page 4
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