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Harrisburg, PA vs Columbus, OH

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Columbus has been positive.
- Columbus has 7.7% more unemployment than Harrisburg.
- Columbus job growth has increased by 14.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Harrisburg, PAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Current Unemployment13.4%5.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.8%34.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.1%-3.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-0.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%4.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.3%14.9%6.3%

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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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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 2 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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ZIPS IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
17104 17103 17102 17101 17120
ZIPS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO
43228, 43229, 43207, 43232, 43224, 43204, 43235, 43110, 43201, 43219, 31 total

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