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Parkersburg, WV vs Zanesville, OH

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Zanesville has been positive.
- Zanesville has 1.7% more unemployment than Parkersburg.
- Zanesville job growth has increased by 0.7% in the past 10 years.
 Parkersburg, WVZanesville, OHUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth17.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-9.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 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 Zanesville    3 Reviews

Driving through downtown Zanesville is a quick reminder that a downtown Zanesville there is not. It would be rare to see an individual, atleast one of a normal  More

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Over 17 years ago

I am a Realtor in the Zanesville/Muskingum County Area of East Central Ohio. The Property values in our area has not increased in recent years as some parts of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived here all my 31 years. It's an ok place. The weather is moderate, education is about average, the economy is terrible, but that's in line with the rest of the  More

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