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Newport, TN vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Myers has been positive.
- Fort Myers has 1.5% more unemployment than Newport.
- Fort Myers job growth has increased by 45.9% in the past 10 years.
 Newport, TNFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.8%5.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.7%44.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.9%-5.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.4%4.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-0.9%13.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%45.9%6.3%
Reviews for Newport    6 Reviews

Over 9 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 10 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 12 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 Fort Myers    54 Reviews

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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