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St. Louis, MO vs Parkersburg, WV

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Parkersburg has been positive.
- Parkersburg has 1.2% less unemployment than St. Louis.
- Parkersburg job growth has increased by 9.7% in the past 10 years.

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 St. Louis, MOParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.3%7.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.9%17.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.9%-5.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.4%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-6.5%-7.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%-9.7%6.3%

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Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

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Over 14 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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ZIPS IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
63116, 63118, 63109, 63139, 63111, 63108, 63104, 63112, 63115, 63110, 19 total
ZIPS IN PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
26101 26104

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