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Elko, NV vs Hilo, HI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Hilo has been positive.
- Hilo has 5.1% less unemployment than Elko.
- Hilo job growth has increased by 1.3% in the past 10 years.
 Elko, NVHilo, HIUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.3%8.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.6%33.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.0%-10.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.9%-12.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.7%-7.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.4%-1.3%6.3%
Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 15 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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Reviews for Hilo    10 Reviews

If you’re looking at Hilo, then you’re likely being recruited in the medical or education fields. These are where the greatest needs of the community lie, and there are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I enjoyed living in Hawaii County for a number of years, most in Hilo. While Hilo has problems, they are few compared to mainland USA. I never experienced racism by  More

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Over 3 years ago

Too much racism from "native Hawaiians" who aren't actually natives. That keeps me from living in that paradise. I'm this is the "natives" goal.  More

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