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Raleigh, NC vs Waynesville, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Waynesville has been positive.
- Waynesville has 0.1% more unemployment than Raleigh.
- Waynesville job growth has increased by 6.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Raleigh, NCWaynesville, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.3%4.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth44.2%40.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.2%-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.3%-4.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth3.0%1.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth17.5%6.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 16 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  More

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ZIPS IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
27610, 27603, 27616, 27604, 27606, 27613, 27615, 27612, 27614, 27609, 15 total
ZIPS IN WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
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