Courtesy Central Atlanta Progress.
Courtesy Central Atlanta Progress.

Atlanta is number 12 on Forbes’ list of America’s Fastest-Growing Cities 2014. According to the list,  Atlanta has a median pay of $62,500, a growth rate of 1.27 percent and an unemployment rate of 7.07 percent.

Austin tops this year’s list with Raleigh, Phoenix, Dallas and Salt Lake City rounding out the top five.

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Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.