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Palo Alto, CA vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Madison has been positive.
- Madison has 0.2% more unemployment than Palo Alto.
- Madison job growth has increased by 9.3% in the past 10 years.
 Palo Alto, CAMadison, WIUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.5%3.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.5%37.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.1%-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.5%-2.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%1.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.6%9.3%6.3%
Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 16 years ago

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Over 17 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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