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Carbondale, IL vs Cullowhee, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Cullowhee has been positive.
- Cullowhee has 2.3% more unemployment than Carbondale.
- Cullowhee job growth has increased by 10.8% in the past 10 years.
 Carbondale, ILCullowhee, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock5.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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Reviews for Cullowhee    2 Reviews

Cullowhee NC is such a beautiful place to visit. People are super nice . I stayed in a cabin on the side of a mountain by myself. It was absolutely wonderful. It had  More

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A truly beautiful place to live. I have lived here off & on for 26 years, and have seen a great many changes surrounding the university. Unfortunately, WCU and it's  More

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