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Athens, AL vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Tuscaloosa has been positive.
- Tuscaloosa has 2.3% less unemployment than Athens.
- Tuscaloosa job growth has increased by 15.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Athens, ALTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment2.1%4.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth41.1%31.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-0.8%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth7.6%0.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth13.5%2.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth23.1%15.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Athens    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Nice place to  More

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Over 18 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 Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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