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Waynesville, NC vs Durant, OK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Durant has been positive.
- Durant has 0.6% more unemployment than Waynesville.
- Durant job growth has increased by 22.7% in the past 10 years.
 Waynesville, NCDurant, OKUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock21.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 17 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  More

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Reviews for Durant    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

This is the backwoods! Accepted to SOSU on full scholarship. Withdrew from the school after one week. I thought I traveled the time machine and went back to the 1950's.  More

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