2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Madison, AL vs Winston-Salem, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Winston-Salem has been positive.
- Winston-Salem has 3.4% less unemployment than Madison.
- Winston-Salem job growth has increased by 8.1% in the past 10 years.
 Madison, ALWinston-Salem, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment1.8%5.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth43.6%34.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-0.9%-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth8.3%-3.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth15.1%-0.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth22.4%8.1%6.3%
Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  More

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Reviews for Winston-Salem    26 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Winston Salem is a corrupt and sad city. Many residents aren't open to new comers and crime is rampant. The abysmal crime rate is due in part to the corrupt and  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here since 2008 and the community is beautiful and quiet. Convenient to everything and if you’re not a lazy person you can walk to Walmart, the bank,  More

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I didn't fully appreciate WS until I left. I still have family and friends there, and when I visit (I've lived in various places, now in the midwest for about 20 years)  More

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