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Hickory, NC vs Black Mountain, NC

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- Job Growth in Black Mountain has been positive.
- Black Mountain has 0.2% more unemployment than Hickory.
- Black Mountain job growth has increased by 10.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Hickory, NCBlack Mountain, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.5%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.7%40.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.5%-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%-5.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.0%0.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.6%10.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 2 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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Reviews for Black Mountain    3 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I lived in Black Mountain for about ten years and loved it! Beautiful scenery, friendly people, and a great vibe. I had to move back to my home state because of family  More

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Over 12 years ago

Moved to the mountains only 2 years ago from a big NC city. Thought this area near Asheville would be nice, but the people here are unkind and no one associates outside  More

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Over 15 years ago

There is no town in the US that is more similar to a Thonas Kinkade painting than Black Mountain, NC. You have to experience the magic of the mountains here to  More

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28601 28602
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28711

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