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Jersey City, NJ vs Washington, DC

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- Job Growth in Washington has been positive.
- Washington has 1.3% more unemployment than Jersey City.
- Washington job growth has increased by 20.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Jersey City, NJWashington, DCUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.3%7.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.0%33.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.3%-4.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.4%-0.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.7%4.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.6%20.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 16 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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ZIPS IN JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY
07305 07306 07307 07304 07302 07310 07311
ZIPS IN WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
20011, 20002, 20019, 20020, 20009, 20001, 20032, 20016, 20010, 20003, 45 total

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