2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Mechanicsburg, PA vs Laurel, MD

Change Cities
Highlights
- Job Growth in Laurel has been positive.
- Laurel has 3.9% less unemployment than Mechanicsburg.
- Laurel job growth has increased by 1.1% in the past 10 years.
 Mechanicsburg, PALaurel, MDUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock9.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-1.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth5.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

We moved here in the summer of 2016 from out of state with high hopes and for all the right reasons > job, family (my husband, a Penn State grad, was born & raised in  More

   |    Reply

Over 12 years ago

Greetings everyone, I grew up in Allentown PA and moved to Mechanicsburg in 2000 when attempting to reconcile with my ex-wife. My son had just started kindergarten  More

   |    Reply

Over 16 years ago

It is reserve and  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Mechanicsburg

Reviews for Laurel    8 Reviews

Nice place 1200 a month 1 bedroom apartment but everything is a 10 min drive some old history good schools people get along  More

   |    Reply

Over 15 years ago

Laurel as a whole is not a bad place to live. Housing is considerably cheaper than in many parts of the DC/Baltimore area. There are some nice shops and restaurants  More

   |    Reply

Over 15 years ago

Laurel as a whole is not a bad place to live. Housing is considerably cheaper than in many parts of the DC/Baltimore area. There are some nice shops and restaurants  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Laurel


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.