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Portsmouth, VA vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Jacksonville has been positive.
- Jacksonville has 3.6% more unemployment than Portsmouth.
- Jacksonville job growth has increased by 12.9% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Portsmouth, VAJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.5%4.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.6%44.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.8%-3.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%-1.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.0%4.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%12.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Portsmouth    4 Reviews

I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

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Over 14 years ago

Housing not always  More

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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ZIPS IN PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
23703 23701 23704 23707 23702 23709 23708
ZIPS IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
32210, 32244, 32218, 32225, 32246, 32256, 32224, 32216, 32257, 32209, 31 total

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