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Augusta, ME vs Lowell, MA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lowell has been positive.
- Lowell has 3.0% less unemployment than Augusta.
- Lowell job growth has increased by 4.4% in the past 10 years.

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 Augusta, MELowell, MAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.0%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.1%41.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.5%-8.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.1%-5.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%-0.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.7%4.4%6.3%

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Reviews for Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 14 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

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Reviews for Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 16 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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ZIPS IN AUGUSTA, MAINE
04330
ZIPS IN LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
01852 01851 01854 01850

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