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Greenville, NC vs Forest, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Forest has been positive.
- Forest has 0.2% more unemployment than Greenville.
- Forest job growth has increased by 1.3% in the past 10 years.
 Greenville, NCForest, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Greenville    27 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Greenville is congested, dirty, drug and bug infested. Poverty levels rising because the elite in the city pool their resources to keep the housing prices extremely high  More

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Love this place, it's changed so much over the past 5 to 10 years and is growing in such a great direction. I can't wait to see how it grows in the years to come. Cost  More

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Over 10 years ago

absolutely avoid this place. I was (also) tricked to work at ECU unless someone thinks I am dumb enough to willfully drive 953 miles away from a vested position for a  More

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Reviews for Forest    1 Reviews

I moved to Forest a little over a year ago. I have to say that the peace and quiet agrees with me. I love the beautiful scenic view, the lack of crowds, and the  More

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