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Washington, DC vs Raleigh, NC

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- Job Growth in Raleigh has been positive.
- Raleigh has 2.7% more unemployment than Washington.
- Raleigh job growth has increased by 17.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Washington, DCRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.0%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.7%44.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.1%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.6%-2.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth4.2%3.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth20.7%17.5%6.3%

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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 Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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ZIPS IN WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
20011, 20002, 20019, 20020, 20009, 20001, 20032, 20016, 20010, 20003, 45 total
ZIPS IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
27610, 27603, 27616, 27604, 27606, 27613, 27615, 27612, 27614, 27609, 15 total

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