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Hobbs, NM vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Virginia Beach has been positive.
- Virginia Beach has 7.3% more unemployment than Hobbs.
- Virginia Beach job growth has increased by 1.9% in the past 10 years.
 Hobbs, NMVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment12.1%4.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.7%33.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-12.8%-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.4%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.0%-1.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.8%1.9%6.3%
Reviews for Hobbs    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Hobbs, New Mexico is a growing city on the eastern edge of the New Mexico- texas border. The people are friendly and hard working. The school system is in the top tier  More

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Over 14 years ago

Hobbs is the worst place in the U.S. to live. People that live here are snobs and they aren't helpful at all. Forget about getting a job here. If they don't like you,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing for region 2. Affordable place to live 3. Nice physical setting and climate Cons: 1. Very high crime rate 2.  More

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Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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