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Madison, WI vs Salem, MA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Salem has been positive.
- Salem has 3.8% less unemployment than Madison.
- Salem job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.
 Madison, WISalem, MAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-10.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.4%-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 Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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