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Metairie, LA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Richmond has been positive.
- Richmond has 0.5% more unemployment than Metairie.
- Richmond job growth has increased by 13.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Metairie, LARichmond, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.6%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth25.0%37.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.3%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.6%-2.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%1.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%13.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Metairie    11 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've been to Metairie a few times on bisiness, but I can't wait to go back and stay for a while. Lovely town nice people, lovely places. Lots to do. I recommend it  More

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For Metairie, & New Orleans in general: Briefly, as a Geologist who has lived here for 30+ years, my view of the outlook for the New Orleans area is decidedly gloomy.   More

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Metairie is not a city in the strictest terms. It’s a developed unincorporated area of Jefferson Parish that’s inextricably linked to the Metro New Orleans Area. Metaire  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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