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Birmingham, AL vs Tempe, AZ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Tempe has been positive.
- Tempe has 0.2% more unemployment than Birmingham.
- Tempe job growth has increased by 27.7% in the past 10 years.
 Birmingham, ALTempe, AZUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.6%5.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.2%49.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.7%-2.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.4%6.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.2%15.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.2%27.7%6.3%
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 4 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 Tempe    22 Reviews

Tempe is a very unique case of a College Town that has quickly become a Small College City or a Small City. It used to be where there was small pockets of walkability  More

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Tempe is a small city that definitely has nice areas, nice weather, the people are always good, and it is home of ASU. The Tempe town council has done a good job towards  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived in Arizona 55 yrs Phoenix /Tempe lost my job and got a offer to keep my job but had to move Fall River MA. I will take the heat over days of cold anytime . January  More

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