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Lexington, KY vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Austin has been positive.
- Austin has 0.8% less unemployment than Lexington.
- Austin job growth has increased by 25.5% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Lexington, KYAustin, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.3%5.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.8%47.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.5%-3.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%1.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.5%6.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.0%25.5%6.3%

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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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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total
ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total

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