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Asheville, NC vs Portage, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portage has been positive.
- Portage has 0.2% less unemployment than Asheville.
- Portage job growth has increased by 6.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Asheville, NCPortage, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.5%4.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.8%33.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-6.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.3%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.1%-0.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.9%6.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 19 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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ZIPS IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
28806 28803 28715 28804 28704 28805 28801
ZIPS IN PORTAGE, MICHIGAN
49024 49002

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