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Sweetwater, TX vs Athens, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Athens has been positive.
- Athens has 0.7% more unemployment than Sweetwater.
- Athens job growth has increased by 9.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Sweetwater, TXAthens, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.8%6.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.3%38.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-0.9%-1.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth4.2%1.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.1%6.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.2%9.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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ZIPS IN SWEETWATER, TEXAS
79556
ZIPS IN ATHENS, TEXAS
75751 75752

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