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Oak Ridge, TN vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Detroit has been positive.
- Detroit has 5.2% less unemployment than Oak Ridge.
- Detroit job growth has increased by 0.8% in the past 10 years.
 Oak Ridge, TNDetroit, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.4%9.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.4%29.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.2%-10.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%-8.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-0.1%-3.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.7%-0.8%6.3%
Reviews for Oak Ridge    8 Reviews

Overall it's on the positive side. It's pretty boring but it can feel like a real home at times. It could stand to be a hair closer to Western Knoxville.. Melton lake  More

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Over 4 years ago

Oak Ridge is located in beautiful East TN, has excellent public schools, is very safe for families, and is only 15-30 min away from Knoxville.  More

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Marginal, at best. Lack of social and business skills to perform anything but menial tasks. No clue about customer service, business etiquette or basic business  More

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Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  More

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