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Jay, FL vs Jackson, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Jackson has been positive.
- Jackson has 1.9% less unemployment than Jay.
- Jackson job growth has increased by 3.4% in the past 10 years.
 Jay, FLJackson, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth43.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth21.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Jay    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This particular place is where I call home. I've never seen a sign at our borders that said anything about staying out if you're dark skinned. I've never seen anyone  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Jay and lived there up until I was 19. Living there was absolute hell for so many reasons. The population is very small and 98% white people. Most of the  More

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I've lived here for six years now, since I was fifteen. The only school is small: I graduated in a class of somewhere around 50, I believe. The most interesting thing  More

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Reviews for Jackson    1 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This town along with the county and region this town is found is among my favorite locations of the USA. I will go on to say that the city of Jackson and SW Alabama in  More

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