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Garfield, NJ vs Paterson, NJ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Paterson has been positive.
- Paterson has 2.3% less unemployment than Garfield.
- Paterson job growth has increased by 5.3% in the past 10 years.
 Garfield, NJPaterson, NJUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock14.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-6.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Garfield    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Garfield used to be a really great town to live in. It's been at a constant rate of decline for the past 20 years. It seems it keeps getting worse and worse every year.  More

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Reviews for Paterson    1 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

your murder rate for paterson,n j is lower than what the fbi reported .petersburg is higher than what the fbi  More

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