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Albany, NY vs New Orleans, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in New Orleans has been positive.
- New Orleans has 3.9% less unemployment than Albany.
- New Orleans job growth has increased by 7.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Albany, NYNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.1%11.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.8%25.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.6%-7.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%-5.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%-5.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%7.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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ZIPS IN ALBANY, NEW YORK
12203 12208 12206 12209 12210 12202 12222 12207
ZIPS IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
70119, 70122, 70118, 70131, 70115, 70126, 70117, 70127, 70114, 70124, 19 total

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