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Hercules, CA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portland has been positive.
- Portland has 0.2% more unemployment than Hercules.
- Portland job growth has increased by 11.8% in the past 10 years.
 Hercules, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Hercules    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Hercules is in the San Francisco Bay area. It is located on San Pablo Bay which moderates the temperature. Hercules is typically cooler than Concord in Summer. It can  More

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Would like to find out more about the living condition in Hercules and the surrounding areas as well, as well as the transportation to and from the Bay  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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