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Norristown, PA vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Philadelphia has been positive.
- Philadelphia has 1.6% less unemployment than Norristown.
- Philadelphia job growth has increased by 3.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Norristown, PAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.0%10.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.5%28.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.4%-7.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.1%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-1.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.6%3.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Norristown    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

No review yet, rather a preview: We are looking to relocate from Hong Kong to Philadelphia or its environs and, via Internet sources, we get the impression that  More

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Keep an eye out here for news of the(10 sound stage) Movie Studio coming to Norristown. Norristown Real Estate values are on the rise(Zillow.com)and may go even higher,  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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ZIPS IN NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
19401
ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total

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