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Newark, NJ vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Columbia has been positive.
- Columbia has 8.5% more unemployment than Newark.
- Columbia job growth has increased by 15.4% in the past 10 years.

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 Newark, NJColumbia, MDUnited States
 Current Unemployment13.0%4.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth18.1%34.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.3%-6.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.4%-1.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.9%2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.3%15.4%6.3%

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Reviews for Newark    26 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Newark is straight garbage.  More

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Newark's Ironbound is extremely dangerous, there is a lot of crime, the police are just good at hiding it. It usually doesn't happen on Ferry St., but does 1/2 block  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have worked and lived in Newark for 20 years. I raised 3 children. Two of my children went on to college, graudated with Accountant Degree and the other one in  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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ZIPS IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
07105 07104 07107 07106 07103 07112 07108 07114 07102
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MARYLAND
21044 21045 21046 21029

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