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Columbus, OH vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Macon has been positive.
- Macon has 0.3% more unemployment than Columbus.
- Macon job growth has increased by 6.3% in the past 10 years.
 Columbus, OHUnited States, GA
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.2%  Unlock
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.4%  Unlock
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.9%  Unlock
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for Macon    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Macon is great, the thing I like about Macon is it's just an extension of Atlanta, like you wouldn't know the difference. The politics are the same, the people are the  More

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I moved to Macon seven years ago and have found the people to be welcoming, the restaurants wonderful, the downtown vibrant and so many activities to get involved with.   More

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Over 4 years ago

Macon is a perfect example of what Southern whites most feared in the 50-60s when there was the big push to bus blacks in to vote. The expected disaster occurred and is  More

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