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Parkersburg, WV vs Kansas City, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Kansas City has been positive.
- Kansas City has 2.2% more unemployment than Parkersburg.
- Kansas City job growth has increased by 7.8% in the past 10 years.

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 Parkersburg, WVKansas City, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.5%5.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth17.9%32.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.1%-3.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%-2.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.6%0.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-9.7%7.8%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 Kansas City    83 Reviews

I was born and raised in the Kansas City area and have moved and come back twice. Kansas City has a lot to do, prices are very reasonable, and how can you beat having a  More

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KC has seriously grown over the last 20 years, specifically the downtown area. The city as a whole has become a more inviting place for younger generations as well with  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Kansas City my entire life. I've also lived in other states. Yes, there are bad guys/gals that live here. Can you name a big city that is  More

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ZIPS IN PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
26101 26104
ZIPS IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
64118, 64152, 64119, 64138, 64151, 64114, 64134, 64155, 64131, 64130, 47 total

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