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Palo Alto, CA vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Salt Lake City has been positive.
- Salt Lake City has 0.5% more unemployment than Palo Alto.
- Salt Lake City job growth has increased by 15.9% in the past 10 years.
 Palo Alto, CASalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock7.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.6%  Unlock6.3%
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 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 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 Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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