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Forest City, NC vs Gastonia, NC

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- Job Growth in Gastonia has been positive.
- Gastonia has 0.2% more unemployment than Forest City.
- Gastonia job growth has increased by 13.2% in the past 10 years.
 Forest City, NCGastonia, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.2%  Unlock6.3%
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Reviews for Gastonia    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This city is about Greed. Council does not care about the citizens. The only hospital pays the city millions so they can be on hospital. Quality of care I rate a 2. Low  More

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Over 7 years ago

I AMFROM FLORIDA THE SUNSHINE STATE AND I AM LOOKING TO MAKE A MOVE TOWARD GASTONIA, NC. I AM A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 AND FEEL THAT THE RIGHT MOVE FOR MY FAMILY WOULD BE  More

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Over 17 years ago

The schools are overcrowded but the county is trying to rectify the situation by building new  More

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