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Knoxville, TN vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lexington has been positive.
- Lexington has 0.4% more unemployment than Knoxville.
- Lexington job growth has increased by 7.0% in the past 10 years.

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 Knoxville, TNLexington, KYUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.7%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.5%37.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.2%-4.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.2%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.6%0.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.7%7.0%6.3%

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Reviews for Knoxville    122 Reviews

What’s not to like? Friendly folks, mountains, rivers, lakes, streams, trees, amazing southern cuisine. Minimal traffic, solid museums, kid friendly everything, great  More

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I lived in Knoxville for 3 years and still go there to see a doctor of mine until my treatment is over. You could not pay me to return to Knoxville now that I foster  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is my second residence in Knoxville and I'm loving my return after a 30 year absence. I love the city and county and the atmosphere surrounding them. What's not to  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 KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
37918, 37920, 37922, 37923, 37931, 37921, 37919, 37849, 37917, 37912, 16 total
ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total

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