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Grand Forks, ND vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Anchorage has been positive.
- Anchorage has 2.8% less unemployment than Grand Forks.
- Anchorage job growth has increased by 6.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Grand Forks, NDAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.8%6.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.9%16.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.7%-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.3%-5.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%-7.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.9%-6.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 11 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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ZIPS IN GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
58201 58203 58202
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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