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Athens, TX vs Ferndale, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ferndale has been positive.
- Ferndale has 0.2% less unemployment than Athens.
- Ferndale job growth has increased by 7.6% in the past 10 years.
 Athens, TXFerndale, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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Reviews for Ferndale    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Beautiful town physically, but that's it. The town police chief and city manager are both corrupt and colluding with illegal growers. This town is nothing but  More

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