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New Orleans, LA vs Gig Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Gig Harbor has been positive.
- Gig Harbor has 4.2% more unemployment than New Orleans.
- Gig Harbor job growth has increased by 15.9% in the past 10 years.
 New Orleans, LAGig Harbor, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth25.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock10.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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Reviews for Gig Harbor    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved from Chicago and never regretted it for a moment. Live out in the country, Key Peninsula, and love the country lifestyle. Surrounded by beauty and never have grown  More

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Over 6 years ago

Beautiful city to  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for five months. I’m 66 years old and this has been the nicest summer of my entire life. It’s been beautiful every single day. I live out on key  More

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