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Paterson, NJ vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lancaster has been positive.
- Lancaster has 4.4% more unemployment than Paterson.
- Lancaster job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Paterson, NJLancaster, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment14.8%10.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth17.9%26.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.3%-5.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.6%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-6.5%-3.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.3%0.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Paterson    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

your murder rate for paterson,n j is lower than what the fbi reported .petersburg is higher than what the fbi  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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ZIPS IN PATERSON, NEW JERSEY
07501 07514 07522 07503 07502 07524 07513 07504 07505
ZIPS IN LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
17603 17602

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