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Philadelphia, NY vs Boston, MA

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- Job Growth in Boston has been positive.
- Boston has 0.9% more unemployment than Philadelphia.
- Boston job growth has increased by 11.4% in the past 10 years.
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 Philadelphia, NYBoston, MAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.1%6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth16.3%42.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.5%-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.9%-4.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.8%0.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-13.3%11.4%6.3%

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Peter · East Sandwich, MA
Boston is great!
Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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Richard · Revere, MA
Many pros, but all are outweighed by the cons
Over 2 years ago

I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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Ketevani · Woburn, MA
Do you want to feel poor?! Come on down!
Over 3 years ago

I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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