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Jersey City, NJ vs Pittsfield, MA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Pittsfield has been positive.
- Pittsfield has 0.5% less unemployment than Jersey City.
- Pittsfield job growth has increased by 12.1% in the past 10 years.
 Jersey City, NJPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-10.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-11.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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