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Hartford, CT vs Salem, MA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Salem has been positive.
- Salem has 6.9% more unemployment than Hartford.
- Salem job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Hartford, CTSalem, MAUnited States
 Current Unemployment14.0%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.3%36.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.0%-10.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%-8.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.2%-5.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.0%-0.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Hartford    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I love Hartford. Any naysayer is not appreciating the very real and new energy that is revitalizing the city. In conjunction with a wonderful location, relatively mild  More

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Over 3 years ago

Surprised by the low  More

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I lived in CT for about 7 years, and this place is depressing, lonely, and boring. My only entertainment in Hartford, were the Library branches for books and movies. The  More

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Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 11 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 17 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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ZIPS IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
06106 06114 06112 06105 06120 06103
ZIPS IN SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
01970

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