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Anchorage, AK vs Hazleton, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Hazleton has been positive.
- Hazleton has 10.2% less unemployment than Anchorage.
- Hazleton job growth has increased by 3.5% in the past 10 years.
 Anchorage, AKHazleton, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock16.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth16.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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Reviews for Hazleton    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I saw that arts and culture is a listed con for this city. This is simply untrue. This city has a great up and coming Arts  More

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As a longtime resident of the Hazleton Area, I can tell you it is one of the worst places to live in this country and I am sorry that I didn't run the second I graduated  More

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here you can go shopping or you can go to the lakes, not a lot other things to do. locals like to go hunting dear, ride motorcycles. a good thing is that you can drive  More

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