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Petal, MS vs Gulf Shores, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Gulf Shores has been positive.
- Gulf Shores has 3.4% more unemployment than Petal.
- Gulf Shores job growth has increased by 21.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Petal, MSGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.3%2.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.2%43.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.6%-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-1.1%10.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.9%21.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Petal    1 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I am a Petal native 4th generation with a child (5th generation) in the Petal School District. I love it here, but I must say that a lot of the information provided on  More

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Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 13 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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39465
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36542

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