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Oakland Park, FL vs Tampa, FL

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- Job Growth in Tampa has been positive.
- Tampa has 0.3% more unemployment than Oakland Park.
- Tampa job growth has increased by 21.5% in the past 10 years.
 Oakland Park, FLTampa, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock5.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Oakland Park    2 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in Oakland Park for 10 years originally from the East coast. What I like about Oakland Park although it is city within metro Fort Lauderdale it still has a  More

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Over 16 years ago

You are living in the greater Fort Lauderdale area. It's the city, so you get all the good and all of the bad of city life. I'm not saying we are big like NYC or  More

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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