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Florence, AL vs Panama City, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Panama City has been positive.
- Panama City has 2.1% less unemployment than Florence.
- Panama City job growth has increased by 4.3% in the past 10 years.
 Florence, ALPanama City, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-11.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Florence    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I am a 41 yr old female in search of a new life. I am not running I amj ust trying to find myself some happiness and I would like to know what I can rent there to make  More

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Over 15 years ago

A few years ago, while i was still living in Florence, the local newspaper did an article abt why the young educated people were leaving Florence. In my early 20's as i  More

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Over 16 years ago

we will relocate to Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Florence, Sheffield area.We would like a nice town to live in, where our two kids can grow up and would not cost us a  More

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Reviews for Panama City    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from Akron, OH back in 2007 and was expecting a huge city (similar to Miami), nope, I was wrong. It ended up being more like a backwards redneck town more  More

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Over 4 years ago

If you love bars, trailers, isolation, and generic shopping while feeling depressed then this is the place for you. Panama City has alot of shallow people, most red  More

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This review is from a 24 year resident moved from Michigan. When I first moved, I missed the bigger city things like a university, large library, electronics stores, and  More

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