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Athens, AL vs Russellville, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Russellville has been positive.
- Russellville has 0.0% more unemployment than Athens.
- Russellville job growth has increased by 8.1% in the past 10 years.
 Athens, ALRussellville, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock2.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth41.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth7.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock8.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth23.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Athens    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Nice place to  More

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Over 19 years ago

Can anyone comment on the humidity in or around Athens? Is the humidity only high in the summer? What about tornadoes in the  More

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Athens, Alabama is a good place to live. Although, there are few technical jobs there Huntsville is only a 30 minute drive away. Athens is a quiet town and an excellent  More

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Reviews for Russellville    2 Reviews

Do you like racists, homophobes, and hypocritical religious zealots? A place where everyone gossips about each other behind their backs and then pretend to be best  More

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Over 15 years ago

What can I say. Russellville is my hometown. My father started his business here and I continued it and changed it to a completely different business. This town is a  More

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