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Hickory, NC vs Monroe, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Monroe has been positive.
- Monroe has 0.8% less unemployment than Hickory.
- Monroe job growth has increased by 13.4% in the past 10 years.

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 Hickory, NCMonroe, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.5%5.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.7%41.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.5%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%-2.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.0%1.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.6%13.4%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 Monroe    5 Reviews

Moved to Monroe approx 6 years ago. It has been one excuse after the other for the high incidence of assault and battery as well as property crime. The mayor and city  More

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I have lived in Monroe since 2015. I have been welcomed by my neighbors and the community. Monroe is rapidly growning. The downtown area is family friendly and has added  More

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I’m so glad to be moving away from this little Charlotte wanna be Town run by rednecks! I’ve been here for 15 years and have been stopped by Sheriff’s about 8 times!  More

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ZIPS IN HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA
28601 28602
ZIPS IN MONROE, NORTH CAROLINA
28110 28112

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