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Detroit, MI vs Harrisburg, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Harrisburg has been positive.
- Harrisburg has 3.8% less unemployment than Detroit.
- Harrisburg job growth has increased by 2.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Detroit, MIHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.6%13.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.3%21.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-10.5%-5.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.4%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.0%-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.8%-2.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  More

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Reviews for Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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ZIPS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
48228, 48219, 48235, 48224, 48227, 48221, 48205, 48234, 48209, 48210, 28 total
ZIPS IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
17104 17103 17102 17101 17120

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