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Milton, FL vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Lauderdale has been positive.
- Fort Lauderdale has 2.1% less unemployment than Milton.
- Fort Lauderdale job growth has increased by 9.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Milton, FLFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.0%6.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth43.2%37.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.5%-7.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.3%-4.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth10.9%-1.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth21.7%9.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Milton    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

the recent collapse of the housing market has made the situation in the job market very dismal. there are some IT jobs thru clearwire that are new tho. If you think you  More

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My experience as a "newcomer" to the Milton area found welcoming business owners, Pensacola Junior College employees, county employees at many offices, and workers at  More

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Over 18 years ago

Very "born and raised", "born again" town. Not friendly to newcomers. Better if you belong to a Fundamentalist/Evangelical church. Otherwise, acceptance into the  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN MILTON, FLORIDA
32570
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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