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Harrisburg, PA vs Fayetteville, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fayetteville has been positive.
- Fayetteville has 6.3% more unemployment than Harrisburg.
- Fayetteville job growth has increased by 2.8% in the past 10 years.

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 Harrisburg, PAFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment13.4%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.8%30.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.1%-6.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-4.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%-1.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.3%-2.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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ZIPS IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
17104 17103 17102 17101 17120
ZIPS IN FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
28314 28306 28304 28311 28303 28301 28307 28310 28305

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