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Hillsborough, NC vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Raleigh has been positive.
- Raleigh has 1.1% less unemployment than Hillsborough.
- Raleigh job growth has increased by 17.5% in the past 10 years.
 Hillsborough, NCRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.2%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.5%44.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.0%-2.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth5.3%3.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.1%17.5%6.3%
Reviews for Hillsborough    2 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for 4 years and I have come to live this small  More

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Over 5 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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