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Smithfield, UT vs Ashland, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ashland has been positive.
- Ashland has 1.9% less unemployment than Smithfield.
- Ashland job growth has increased by 8.5% in the past 10 years.
 Smithfield, UTAshland, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth4.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth18.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Smithfield    2 Reviews

Your website knows absolutly nothing about small cities or communities...to prove my point here is what is on your website...and I quote 93.26% of people are white,  More

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Over 19 years ago

The weather here in the summer is perfect! Its the winters that are sooo cold. If you like to ski or snowmobile it wonderful for those things. The crime rate here is  More

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Reviews for Ashland    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Ashland Is by far the best place to live without Living In the city of richmond yes the housing is more but its safer and has THE BEST SCHOOL IN VA. My brother loves his  More

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Where to begin: With a kid in college in this town I have access to all the good and bad opinions. Have you ever heard of Homemades By Suzanne? Great Deli for eat in  More

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Ashland is built around an excellent small liberal arts college, Randolph-Macon College. The school enjoys a great reputation with both Richmond and D.C. offering  More

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