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Asheville, NC vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Chicago has been positive.
- Chicago has 4.5% less unemployment than Asheville.
- Chicago job growth has increased by 3.1% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Asheville, NCChicago, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.5%9.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.8%25.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.3%-9.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.1%-8.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.9%-3.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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Reviews for Chicago    271 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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ZIPS IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
28806 28803 28715 28804 28704 28805 28801
ZIPS IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
60629, 60618, 60632, 60639, 60623, 60647, 60617, 60625, 60608, 60634, 56 total

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