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Blue Ridge, GA vs Columbia, TN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Columbia has been positive.
- Columbia has 2.8% less unemployment than Blue Ridge.
- Columbia job growth has increased by 23.3% in the past 10 years.
 Blue Ridge, GAColumbia, TNUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth52.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock13.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth16.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Blue Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

One of Georgia's best kept secrets, unless you are an Artist or crafter. Beautiful little town, with scads of appeal for tourists and art lovers. It is a good ways away  More

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Over 10 years ago

Quaint yet very nice variety of shops and restaurants, the county (Fannin) is heavily forested with hills and mountains for recreation, climate of weather is usually  More

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Blue Ridge is nestled in the mountains and has a lovely downtown area for those who love to shop. Watercraft and tubing is all here. Fun area with lots of festivals  More

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Reviews for Columbia    7 Reviews

I was disturbed when I say old comments on this page. I recently moved to Columbia, TN. I saw associations with crime and other things that do not reflect what is by far  More

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Over 16 years ago

The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few  More

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