2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
New Bedford, MA vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Birmingham has been positive.
- Birmingham has 4.6% more unemployment than New Bedford.
- Birmingham job growth has increased by 2.2% in the past 10 years.
 New Bedford, MABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.2%5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.7%29.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.4%-3.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.5%-0.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.0%0.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.8%2.2%6.3%
Reviews for New Bedford    5 Reviews

Grew up here, returned here to assist family after lining/working South of Boston, San Diego, then North of Boston respectively. Outside of the quaint/Historic Downtown  More

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Over 12 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 14 years ago

While unemployment is always a problem here, this city is no worse than any other old Northeastern city. Yes, we do have crime and bad areas, just as any other city  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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