2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Columbia, MD vs Ridgewood, NJ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ridgewood has been positive.
- Ridgewood has 1.0% less unemployment than Columbia.
- Ridgewood job growth has increased by 4.4% in the past 10 years.
 Columbia, MDRidgewood, NJUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.5%5.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.2%25.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.2%-8.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.8%-6.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.8%-7.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.4%-4.4%6.3%
Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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Reviews for Ridgewood    6 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Ridgewood, a suburb of NYC, is an ideal bedroom community. This well-established upscale community is located 30 minutes from Manhattan (by car), and is easily  More

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Over 17 years ago

One of the most beautiful places to live outside New York  More

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