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Newport, TN vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Columbia has been positive.
- Columbia has 1.6% more unemployment than Newport.
- Columbia job growth has increased by 4.5% in the past 10 years.
 Newport, TNColumbia, SCUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Newport    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

worst place to live in Tennessee, crime, corruption, crooked police, mean rotten hillbillies, drugs and the list goes on.  More

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Over 11 years ago

I am a native Texan, however I have traveled all over the world in my professional career. The one thing I have found common about everywhere I've traveled is that you  More

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Over 13 years ago

I rode through the town and spoke to several people that seemed to be very friendly. Now we had read all these comments on your city about the crime, burglaries, etc. We  More

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Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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Columbia is such a unique and underrated place. It has a lot of character and history, and good nature trails. Everything feels accessible (by car) and you can get from  More

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