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Washington, DC vs Apex, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Apex has been positive.
- Apex has 4.2% more unemployment than Washington.
- Apex job growth has decreased by 58.1% in the past 10 years.
 Washington, DCApex, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.0%2.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.7%49.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.1%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.6%12.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth4.2%27.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth20.7%58.1%6.3%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

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Over 10 years ago

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

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Over 13 years ago

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More

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