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Bluefield, WV vs Benton, KY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Benton has been positive.
- Benton has 2.1% more unemployment than Bluefield.
- Benton job growth has increased by 0.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Bluefield, WVBenton, KYUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.0%4.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth17.9%24.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.2%-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.9%-1.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.0%-0.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-13.7%0.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Bluefield    1 Reviews

My wife and I retired here.I was born near Bluefield WV but worked in NC all of my adult life. There's better opportunities for work in NC, especially Raleigh and  More

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Reviews for Benton    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

It seems like a nasty town ever since it decided to be a sundown town back in 1914. Pretty much speaks for itself.  More

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We were looking for a cute small town (pop. under 10,000), low crime, and moderate winters. By "cute" I mean that the Main Street has lots of locally owned small  More

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Over 16 years ago

Marshall County is the best place in the world to  More

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ZIPS IN BLUEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA
24701
ZIPS IN BENTON, KENTUCKY
42025

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