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Grand Rapids, MN vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Providence has been positive.
- Providence has 2.4% less unemployment than Grand Rapids.
- Providence job growth has increased by 2.2% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Grand Rapids, MNProvidence, RIUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.2%8.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth20.5%28.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-1.9%-8.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.3%-7.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%-5.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.1%-2.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Grand Rapids my entire life. (43 years) I always feel safe here. We don't lock our house when we leave during the day. We only lock it at night. My  More

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Grand Rapids is my hometown being born here in 1961. Here's the long and short of it. I love it in the summer. I hate the winter. Winters are long, gray and hard.   More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 8 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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ZIPS IN GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA
55744
ZIPS IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
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