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Monroe, NC vs Polkton, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Polkton has been positive.
- Polkton has 0.6% less unemployment than Monroe.
- Polkton job growth has increased by 0.3% in the past 10 years.
 Monroe, NCPolkton, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth41.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Monroe    5 Reviews

Moved to Monroe approx 6 years ago. It has been one excuse after the other for the high incidence of assault and battery as well as property crime. The mayor and city  More

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I have lived in Monroe since 2015. I have been welcomed by my neighbors and the community. Monroe is rapidly growning. The downtown area is family friendly and has added  More

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I’m so glad to be moving away from this little Charlotte wanna be Town run by rednecks! I’ve been here for 15 years and have been stopped by Sheriff’s about 8 times!  More

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Reviews for Polkton    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

the population of polkton is listed as 20,753 however, i live in polkton, and know for certain that this number is very wrong. polkton is a small town, and on other  More

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