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Hattiesburg, MS vs Portsmouth, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portsmouth has been positive.
- Portsmouth has 2.2% less unemployment than Hattiesburg.
- Portsmouth job growth has increased by 1.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Hattiesburg, MSPortsmouth, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.3%8.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.7%29.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.6%-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%-4.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%-3.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.9%-1.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Hattiesburg    10 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Hattiesburg is generally a pleasant city to live in and raise a family, and is a convenient for several weekend destinations, but I'm seriously contemplating a move.  More

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Hattiesburg experiences virtually all of the extremes in weather. The summers are hot and humid. Fall is still pretty nasty, except for the latter part of September.  More

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I grew up in Hattiesburg but have lived in many US & Int'l cities. There is an oddity about Hattiesburg. Many of the average citizens behave cliquishly, live beyond  More

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Reviews for Portsmouth    4 Reviews

I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

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Over 14 years ago

Housing not always  More

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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ZIPS IN HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
39401 39402 39406
ZIPS IN PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
23703 23701 23704 23707 23702 23709 23708

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