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New Orleans, LA vs Fort Payne, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Payne has been positive.
- Fort Payne has 8.7% more unemployment than New Orleans.
- Fort Payne job growth has increased by 8.4% in the past 10 years.
 New Orleans, LAFort Payne, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock2.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth25.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock8.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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Reviews for Fort Payne    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Slow paced, pretty topography, close to  More

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Over 12 years ago

great place to live. people are friendly once they get to know you. very tight knit community. low crime, great weather. no employment. awesome beauty! relocated from  More

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