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Princeton, WV vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Raleigh has been positive.
- Raleigh has 2.7% more unemployment than Princeton.
- Raleigh job growth has increased by 17.5% in the past 10 years.
 Princeton, WVRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth17.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock3.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-13.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Princeton    4 Reviews

I have never lived or heard of an area in this country that complains about the woes of their economy but nearly do anything to stop small businesses from developing and  More

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Over 9 years ago

west Virginia is a very beautiful place to live as well as visiting. through out the seasons u will see a wide variety of changing, especially through out the months of  More

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Over 16 years ago

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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