2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Orangeburg, SC vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Philadelphia has been positive.
- Philadelphia has 2.8% less unemployment than Orangeburg.
- Philadelphia job growth has increased by 3.2% in the past 10 years.
 Orangeburg, SCPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock10.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth20.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-1.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Orangeburg    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I moved to Orangeburg 7 months ago from up north and have mostly learned/adapted to enjoy it. I’ll admit I was worried about the crime statistics, but there are very  More

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Avoid this town  More

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Over 10 years ago

Summer stars in April/May. Too many near 100 degree days. High humidity Little to do other then work. We are not church goers so meeting people is not easy. There  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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