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Parkersburg, WV vs Harrisburg, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Harrisburg has been positive.
- Harrisburg has 5.9% less unemployment than Parkersburg.
- Harrisburg job growth has increased by 2.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Parkersburg, WVHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.5%13.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth17.9%21.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.1%-5.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.6%-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-9.7%-2.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

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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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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 Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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ZIPS IN PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
26101 26104
ZIPS IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
17104 17103 17102 17101 17120

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