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Richmond, KY vs Waynesville, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Waynesville has been positive.
- Waynesville has 0.7% more unemployment than Richmond.
- Waynesville job growth has increased by 6.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Richmond, KYWaynesville, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.9%4.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.2%40.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.3%-4.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.4%1.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.9%6.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Over 15 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 16 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, KENTUCKY
40475
ZIPS IN WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
28786

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