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Newport, RI vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Hilton Head Island has been positive.
- Hilton Head Island has 3.4% more unemployment than Newport.
- Hilton Head Island job growth has increased by 10.2% in the past 10 years.
 Newport, RIHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Newport    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

newport rocks if you wanna drink and eat and spend a lot of  More

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Over 18 years ago

The Newport area is very beautiful place to live in and the population is just the right size to raise a family. Lots to do. Unfortunately the cost of housing is  More

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Newport RI is a famous and historic seaport town, but like many New England cities, the past blends with the present in very appealing ways. It is a walking town that  More

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Reviews for Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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