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Shelby, NC vs Lenoir, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lenoir has been positive.
- Lenoir has 0.3% more unemployment than Shelby.
- Lenoir job growth has increased by 0.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Shelby, NCLenoir, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%4.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.0%37.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.3%-6.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.3%-5.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth3.5%-0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.2%0.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Shelby    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Not likely you'll settle here out of chance, a job will likely bring you here. I have lived in the Shelby area for the past ten years and have seen an explosion of  More

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Reviews for Lenoir    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I wrote a positive review of Lenoir 4 years ago and my opinion of the town has nothing but improved since living here over time. They've added a new movie theater, new  More

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Over 10 years ago

I know the unemployment rate in Lenoir is not superb, but the lifestyle here is wonderful! I've lived outside Chicago, rural Oklahoma and New Hampshire, outside Ft.  More

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As a lifelong resident, one of the primary reasons I remained here was the abundance of employment. But in the late 90's we began a slow downturn, until many of the  More

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28150 28152
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