Total employment is expected to grow by 2.2% by the end of theyear, with the addition of 53,000 jobs. Office-using employment isexpected to gain 16,000 jobs by year's end, reflecting a 2.6%increase over 2006, according to a Marcus & Millichap Q2 officemarket research report.
With 890,000 new residents coming to Atlanta during 2000-2006,the city is ranked as the nation's top growing metropolitan area.The city is the country's ninth largest metro area with a totalpopulation of 5.1 million, according to a Grubb & Ellis Q2office market report.
"Demand for office properties by out-of-state and institutionalinvestors will remain steady through the remainder of 2007, drivenby modest revenue growth," says Marcus & Millichap Atlantaoffice regional manager John Leonard.
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