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Ellicott City, MD vs Apex, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Apex has been positive.
- Apex has 1.7% more unemployment than Ellicott City.
- Apex job growth has decreased by 58.1% in the past 10 years.
 Ellicott City, MDApex, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock2.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock27.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Ellicott City    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ellicott City has many great  More

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Plenty of jobs in Washington, DC. and Baltimore areas. Low unemployment. Education and recreation is a top priority with most families here. Relatively high standard of  More

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Over 18 years ago

Ellicott City, MD is west of Baltimore City, north of Washington, DC, east of Frederick, MD. We are close to BWI, and DC airports. There are a couple of big malls for  More

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Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

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Over 11 years ago

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

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Over 14 years ago

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More

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