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Providence, RI vs Jersey City, NJ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Jersey City has been positive.
- Jersey City has 0.3% more unemployment than Providence.
- Jersey City job growth has increased by 0.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Providence, RIJersey City, NJUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.6%8.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.6%24.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.8%-8.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.7%-7.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%-5.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.2%0.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 8 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

no  More

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Over 15 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 16 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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ZIPS IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
02909 02908 02907 02906 02905 02903 02912
ZIPS IN JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY
07305 07306 07307 07304 07302 07310 07311

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