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Punta Gorda, FL vs St. Petersburg, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in St. Petersburg has been positive.
- St. Petersburg has 0.4% more unemployment than Punta Gorda.
- St. Petersburg job growth has increased by 10.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Punta Gorda, FLSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.0%4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.9%42.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.6%-4.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.0%-2.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth3.4%0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.6%10.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 7 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 4 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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ZIPS IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA
33950 33955
ZIPS IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
33710, 33713, 33702, 33705, 33712, 33703, 33711, 33716, 33704, 33701, 10 total

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