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Harrisburg, PA vs Evanston, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Evanston has been positive.
- Evanston has 7.6% more unemployment than Harrisburg.
- Evanston job growth has increased by 4.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Harrisburg, PAEvanston, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment13.4%5.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.8%26.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.1%-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-10.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%-9.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.3%-4.5%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 Evanston    20 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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ZIPS IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
17104 17103 17102 17101 17120
ZIPS IN EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
60201 60202

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