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Wake Forest, NC vs Oak Park, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Oak Park has been positive.
- Oak Park has 2.3% less unemployment than Wake Forest.
- Oak Park job growth has increased by 3.2% in the past 10 years.
 Wake Forest, NCOak Park, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth51.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-10.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.4%-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 Oak Park    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Oak Park for 5 years and have dreamt of escape since year one. This town is an absolute s**thole and the current aims at gentrification are failing. They  More

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Over 17 years ago

Every day I think about living somewhere  More

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Over 18 years ago

I was raised in Oak Park, Michigan and the quality of life there was pretty good. Had a nice park, ice skating rink, public swimming pool,  More

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