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New York, NY vs Plainfield, NJ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Plainfield has been positive.
- Plainfield has 0.6% less unemployment than New York.
- Plainfield job growth has increased by 4.1% in the past 10 years.

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 New York, NYPlainfield, NJUnited States
 Current Unemployment11.2%11.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.7%18.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-12.4%-7.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-12.8%-6.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-11.2%-6.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.7%-4.1%6.3%

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Reviews for New York    331 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 3 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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Reviews for Plainfield    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

This city is not as bad as your Newark or Trenton, although it does have it's problems, murder rate is up in 08, and the primary gangs around town are the Bloods and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Just like anywhere else,there are good and bad areas in Plainfield. I would be careful on the West End, however the East end has beautiful homes that are in the millions  More

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Over 18 years ago

I and my wife moved here about 1.5 yrs ago. We are both professionals, and while we realize that Plainfield has its problems, it is not the cesspool so many think it is.  More

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ZIPS IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK
11368, 11385, 10467, 11226, 11211, 11236, 11220, 11208, 11234, 11373, 209 total
ZIPS IN PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY
07060 07063 07062

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