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Wake Forest, NC vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Irvine has been positive.
- Irvine has 1.8% less unemployment than Wake Forest.
- Irvine job growth has increased by 31.1% in the past 10 years.
 Wake Forest, NCIrvine, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth51.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock4.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth51.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  More

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Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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