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Holliston, MA vs New Bedford, MA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in New Bedford has been positive.
- New Bedford has 5.1% less unemployment than Holliston.
- New Bedford job growth has increased by 0.8% in the past 10 years.
 Holliston, MANew Bedford, MAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock10.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Holliston    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Holliston is a small town in New England - the quality of life is excellent. Highly rated schools and pleasant  More

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Over 17 years ago

Holliston is a "nice" town -- very safe, very quiet, good schools, very small. Those are its plusses. In eleven years, I have also found it to be so "nice" that it is  More

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Reviews for New Bedford    5 Reviews

Grew up here, returned here to assist family after lining/working South of Boston, San Diego, then North of Boston respectively. Outside of the quaint/Historic Downtown  More

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Over 13 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 15 years ago

While unemployment is always a problem here, this city is no worse than any other old Northeastern city. Yes, we do have crime and bad areas, just as any other city  More

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