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Mobile, AL vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portland has been positive.
- Portland has 0.7% less unemployment than Mobile.
- Portland job growth has increased by 11.8% in the past 10 years.
 Mobile, ALPortland, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Mobile    37 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Avoid at all costs weak job market bad schools discrimnation of disabled in workplace and schools , I have lived here most of my life and have been trying to get out  More

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someone freshly graduated from high school with no work experience can pick up a serving job and make more hourly than someone who works in an entry level healthcare  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in that City for almost 12 years I have nothing good to say about it I have nothing bad to say about it People especially the cops some cricket wrong doing  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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