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Plainfield, NJ vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Raleigh has been positive.
- Raleigh has 7.5% more unemployment than Plainfield.
- Raleigh job growth has increased by 17.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Plainfield, NJRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment11.8%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth18.0%44.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.3%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.2%-2.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-6.6%3.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.1%17.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Plainfield    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

This city is not as bad as your Newark or Trenton, although it does have it's problems, murder rate is up in 08, and the primary gangs around town are the Bloods and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Just like anywhere else,there are good and bad areas in Plainfield. I would be careful on the West End, however the East end has beautiful homes that are in the millions  More

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Over 18 years ago

I and my wife moved here about 1.5 yrs ago. We are both professionals, and while we realize that Plainfield has its problems, it is not the cesspool so many think it is.  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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ZIPS IN PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY
07060 07063 07062
ZIPS IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
27610, 27603, 27616, 27604, 27606, 27613, 27615, 27612, 27614, 27609, 15 total

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