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Fayetteville, NC vs Roanoke, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Roanoke has been positive.
- Roanoke has 0.8% more unemployment than Fayetteville.
- Roanoke job growth has increased by 0.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Fayetteville, NCRoanoke, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.1%6.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.2%30.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.6%-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.9%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-1.1%-2.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%0.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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Reviews for Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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ZIPS IN FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
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ZIPS IN ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
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