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Birmingham, AL vs Brooklyn, NY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Brooklyn has been positive.
- Brooklyn has 6.0% less unemployment than Birmingham.
- Brooklyn job growth has increased by 4.6% in the past 10 years.
 Birmingham, ALBrooklyn, NYUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock11.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-12.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-11.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Brooklyn    2 Reviews

Born in Downstate IE East Flatbush. Lived in Bushwick, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East New York and Back in East Flatbush now. If you know Brooklyn you'll  More

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I looooooove Brooklyn! So much culture! So many options of restaurants! So much diversity. It's one of the best places I've been to and lived. Granted, the commute is  More

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