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Gastonia, NC vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Columbia has been positive.
- Columbia has 0.7% more unemployment than Gastonia.
- Columbia job growth has increased by 4.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Gastonia, NCColumbia, SCUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.9%5.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth43.4%27.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-1.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.9%-2.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.8%-3.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.2%4.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Gastonia    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This city is about Greed. Council does not care about the citizens. The only hospital pays the city millions so they can be on hospital. Quality of care I rate a 2. Low  More

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Over 6 years ago

I AMFROM FLORIDA THE SUNSHINE STATE AND I AM LOOKING TO MAKE A MOVE TOWARD GASTONIA, NC. I AM A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 AND FEEL THAT THE RIGHT MOVE FOR MY FAMILY WOULD BE  More

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Over 16 years ago

The schools are overcrowded but the county is trying to rectify the situation by building new  More

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Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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I moved to Columbia for graduate school and although it is a giant step up from my small, out-of-state hometown, I became bored and restless here in less than a year.  More

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ZIPS IN GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA
28054 28052 28056
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total

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