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Harrisburg, PA vs New York, NY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in New York has been positive.
- New York has 2.2% more unemployment than Harrisburg.
- New York job growth has increased by 4.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Harrisburg, PANew York, NYUnited States
 Current Unemployment13.4%11.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.8%30.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.1%-12.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-12.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%-11.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.3%-4.7%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 New York    331 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 3 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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ZIPS IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
17104 17103 17102 17101 17120
ZIPS IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK
11368, 11385, 10467, 11226, 11211, 11236, 11220, 11208, 11234, 11373, 209 total

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