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Auburn, AL vs Fayetteville, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fayetteville has been positive.
- Fayetteville has 4.8% less unemployment than Auburn.
- Fayetteville job growth has increased by 2.8% in the past 10 years.
 Auburn, ALFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-1.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth24.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Auburn    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Unless you’re a college student or under 30, dont move here cause there is nothing to do. I grew up here and the university used to bring in great concerts but these  More

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Went to Auburn University for 4 years and stayed living here for an additional year. First thing: if you aren’t in classes, dont care for college football, or don’t  More

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Over 15 years ago

Auburn is a very nice place to live and raise a family. Compared to New York where i'm from, living in Auburn is much cheaper. This is a college town so there isn't any  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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