2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Fairfax, VA vs Suffolk, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Suffolk has been positive.
- Suffolk has 1.4% less unemployment than Fairfax.
- Suffolk job growth has increased by 8.0% in the past 10 years.
 Fairfax, VASuffolk, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock3.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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Reviews for Suffolk    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Don't move  More

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Over 16 years ago

I like living in Suffolk because of the smaller town feel yet having the conveniences of the larger city. We have been happy in Northern Suffolk. The schools don't seem  More

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Over 16 years ago

Suffolk is a bit difficult to describe because it is geographically the largest city in Virginia. Downtown has been slightly revitalized but I have no reason to go there  More

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