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Madison, WI vs Parkersburg, WV

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Parkersburg has been positive.
- Parkersburg has 4.2% less unemployment than Madison.
- Parkersburg job growth has increased by 9.7% in the past 10 years.
 Madison, WIParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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