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Raleigh, NC vs Columbia, TN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Columbia has been positive.
- Columbia has 1.3% less unemployment than Raleigh.
- Columbia job growth has increased by 23.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Raleigh, NCColumbia, TNUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.3%5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth44.2%49.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.2%-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.3%4.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth3.0%13.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth17.5%23.3%6.3%

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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 1 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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Reviews for Columbia    7 Reviews

I was disturbed when I say old comments on this page. I recently moved to Columbia, TN. I saw associations with crime and other things that do not reflect what is by far  More

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Over 15 years ago

The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few  More

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ZIPS IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
27610, 27603, 27616, 27604, 27606, 27613, 27615, 27612, 27614, 27609, 15 total
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE
38401

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