2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Long Beach, CA vs Norfolk, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Norfolk has been positive.
- Norfolk has 4.2% more unemployment than Long Beach.
- Norfolk job growth has increased by 0.5% in the past 10 years.
 Long Beach, CANorfolk, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment11.5%7.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.5%31.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-12.2%-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-11.6%-4.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.6%-2.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%-0.5%6.3%
Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 4 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 6 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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Reviews for Norfolk    41 Reviews

I've lived in Norfolk for most of my life, and I love it here. I love the maker scene, and the new breweries. The arts scene, especially the theater side is always  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived in Norfolk VA for 11 months and,I cant wait to leave.It is full of crime ,homeless and undeveloped city.Public transportation is terrible and its wet and  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born in Norfolk, and lived in Norfolk and Virginia Beach until my early 20s. Here are 10 things that are 100% true about Norfolk you may have heard before: 1) It's  More

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