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Lenoir City, TN vs Cookeville, TN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Cookeville has been positive.
- Cookeville has 0.8% more unemployment than Lenoir City.
- Cookeville job growth has increased by 8.6% in the past 10 years.
 Lenoir City, TNCookeville, TNUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock7.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Lenoir City    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Close to Knoxville--great. Utilities are very  More

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Church attendance is extremely important to the citizens of Loudon County. There are 89 Baptist Churches listed in the weekly index of religious institutions in the  More

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Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived in Cookeville for around 7 years non consecutively. Don’t expect to go on a walk here. Sidewalks are fairly abundant but they are not well maintained and there  More

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My wife and I both moved here to work for state government. Other people are right, the pay is awful, hovering around $28k for people with masters and doctorates. Rental  More

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Been here for 4-5 years now, crime is on the rise and pay is stagnant, don't look for much over 28k a year in gross income here. Lots of areas are getting metro  More

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