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Parkersburg, WV vs Charleston, WV

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Charleston has been positive.
- Charleston has 1.3% more unemployment than Parkersburg.
- Charleston job growth has increased by 13.5% in the past 10 years.
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 Parkersburg, WVCharleston, WVUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.5%6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth17.9%20.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.1%-4.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%-4.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.6%-9.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-9.7%-13.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews
Marsha · Parkersburg, WV
more info needed
Over 6 years ago

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Tracey · Parkersburg, WV
Pros and cons
Over 14 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Denise · Fort Wayne, IN
St Josephs Medical Center
Over 16 years ago

Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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Reviews for Charleston    12 Reviews
John · Charleston, WV
We love our little city
Over 11 years ago

Charleston has a lot going on for being a small city. Capitol Street has great restaurants and Taylor Books, and Capitol Market is one of the best year-round farmers  More

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John · Charleston, WV
A great little city
Over 11 years ago

Charleston has a lot going on for being a small city. Capitol Street has great restaurants and Taylor Books, and Capitol Market is one of the best year-round farmers  More

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John · Charleston, WV
A great little city
Over 11 years ago

Charleston has a lot going on for being a small city. Capitol Street has great restaurants and Taylor Books, and Capitol Market is one of the best year-round farmers  More

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25312 25302 25314 25311 25304 25301 25305
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