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Carrboro, NC vs Lenoir, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lenoir has been positive.
- Lenoir has 1.6% less unemployment than Carrboro.
- Lenoir job growth has increased by 0.7% in the past 10 years.
 Carrboro, NCLenoir, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 15 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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Reviews for Lenoir    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I wrote a positive review of Lenoir 4 years ago and my opinion of the town has nothing but improved since living here over time. They've added a new movie theater, new  More

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Over 11 years ago

I know the unemployment rate in Lenoir is not superb, but the lifestyle here is wonderful! I've lived outside Chicago, rural Oklahoma and New Hampshire, outside Ft.  More

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As a lifelong resident, one of the primary reasons I remained here was the abundance of employment. But in the late 90's we began a slow downturn, until many of the  More

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