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Harrisburg, PA vs West Chester, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in West Chester has been positive.
- West Chester has 8.7% more unemployment than Harrisburg.
- West Chester job growth has increased by 3.8% in the past 10 years.

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 Harrisburg, PAWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment13.4%4.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.8%29.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.1%-5.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-3.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%-1.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.3%3.8%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 West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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ZIPS IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
17104 17103 17102 17101 17120
ZIPS IN WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
19383

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