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Galveston, TX vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Philadelphia has been positive.
- Philadelphia has 2.2% less unemployment than Galveston.
- Philadelphia job growth has increased by 3.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Galveston, TXPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.4%10.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.0%28.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-7.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.2%-1.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.1%3.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Galveston    11 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Your intro page for Galveston, Texas shows the location as: Location: Southeast Texas, 50 miles inland from the Gulf Coast I'd like to let you know that Galveston (not  More

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Galveston is one of the friendliest, relaxing invigorating places my family and I have visited. My children love this island, and we are considering moving here.  More

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I was born on the island in 1948 and graduated from Ball High in 1966. Growing up on the island was a lot of fun and the island was clean and safe. I have seen the  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 GALVESTON, TEXAS
77550 77551 77554
ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total

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