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Hickory, NC vs Salt Lake City, UT

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- Job Growth in Salt Lake City has been positive.
- Salt Lake City has 1.5% more unemployment than Hickory.
- Salt Lake City job growth has increased by 15.9% in the past 10 years.
 Hickory, NCSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock7.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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