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Marion, KY vs Benton, KY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Benton has been positive.
- Benton has 0.0% more unemployment than Marion.
- Benton job growth has increased by 0.6% in the past 10 years.
 Marion, KYBenton, KYUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Marion    1 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Grew up here and is not somewhere you want to end up unless you really enjoy micro-sized cities. There are 2  More

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Reviews for Benton    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

It seems like a nasty town ever since it decided to be a sundown town back in 1914. Pretty much speaks for itself.  More

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We were looking for a cute small town (pop. under 10,000), low crime, and moderate winters. By "cute" I mean that the Main Street has lots of locally owned small  More

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Over 17 years ago

Marshall County is the best place in the world to  More

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