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Johnston, IA vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lexington has been positive.
- Lexington has 0.3% more unemployment than Johnston.
- Lexington job growth has increased by 7.0% in the past 10 years.

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 Johnston, IALexington, KYUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.6%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.9%37.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.0%-4.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.1%0.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.5%7.0%6.3%

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Reviews for Johnston    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Strong National Guard presence and very family-friendly. The library is the best one that I've ever visited. We moved here for the Army two years ago and will be leaving  More

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Over 15 years ago

Everyone here is rich. Really, really,  More

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Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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ZIPS IN JOHNSTON, IOWA
50131
ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total

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