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Lufkin, TX vs Wake Forest, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Wake Forest has been positive.
- Wake Forest has 4.6% more unemployment than Lufkin.
- Wake Forest job growth has decreased by 51.3% in the past 10 years.
 Lufkin, TXWake Forest, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth19.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock17.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Lufkin    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Lufkin is a nice town with many ammenities for the size. It is a great area to raise a  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have a city that is a sleeper for quality of living. You can be any place in five minutes and we have all the major restuarants...We have a golf course that has been  More

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We live in Lufkin Tx. well just alittle out of lufkin in HUDSON. I love it here. Lots of new job opp. and the city of Lufkin is about 3miles away and is getting bigger  More

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Reviews for Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  More

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