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Martinsburg, WV vs Oil City, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Oil City has been positive.
- Oil City has 3.7% less unemployment than Martinsburg.
- Oil City job growth has increased by 16.9% in the past 10 years.
 Martinsburg, WVOil City, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-12.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth17.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Martinsburg    15 Reviews

We moved to Martinsburg for retirement, and we love it. Unfortunately, I have to agree with the other comments in this list. People are unlikely to stay, given the lack  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for seven years and I love it here. People talk about crime however the majority of it is drug use and is a national problem. The police do a pretty  More

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I have lived in the area since 2001. This is an honest review: The Good and Bad: 1. At least there are no ridiculous riots going on. People here have some sense.  More

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Reviews for Oil City    6 Reviews

This city is disgusting Watch Netflix cold case files- first episode first season. An 11 year old girl raped by 3 town residents who everyone knew - two brothers went  More

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There are no jobs here, the school system is terrible, the town is only getting deader, and even if you came to retire, the winters are long and harsh, the hospitals are  More

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Over 9 years ago

Oil City is full of wonderful history. Unfortunately that hay day is long gone. Still, it is a nice little town. Like anyplace where people live you have some crime but  More

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