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Bethesda, MD vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Philadelphia has been positive.
- Philadelphia has 4.9% less unemployment than Bethesda.
- Philadelphia job growth has increased by 3.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Bethesda, MDPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.7%10.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.0%28.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.5%-7.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.4%-1.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.2%3.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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ZIPS IN BETHESDA, MARYLAND
20817 20814 20816
ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total

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