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Murray, KY vs Fairmont, WV

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fairmont has been positive.
- Fairmont has 0.9% less unemployment than Murray.
- Fairmont job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.
 Murray, KYFairmont, WVUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%6.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.3%24.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.9%-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.7%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.3%-5.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.1%-6.1%6.3%
Reviews for Murray    11 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

This is a town with 18,000 people and 15 banks. I had the law called on me for sitting at the end of washed out road, essentially a dead end, eating my meal and  More

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Over 12 years ago

I lived in Illinois for twenty years and have not had as many problems as I have had in the past four months living here in murray. There are alot of hateful people that  More

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Ive lived in murry for 5 years. Originally from Southern California. People say there is nothing to do in Murray. Well, if your looking for someone to entertain you  More

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Reviews for Fairmont    2 Reviews

I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

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Over 13 years ago

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  More

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