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Philadelphia, PA vs Chester, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Chester has been positive.
- Chester has 3.8% less unemployment than Philadelphia.
- Chester job growth has increased by 0.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Philadelphia, PAChester, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.6%14.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.4%21.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.2%-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%-5.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-1.8%-4.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.2%0.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Reviews for Chester    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SMALL TOWN, THE TRANSPORTATION IS CONVENIENT FOR ALL MODES OR LINKS TO ALL AREAS OUTSIDE THE  More

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The people are the problem in Chester PA. Probably 97% of the poplulation abuses drugs. Many of the people that live there aide the drug dealers because they grew up  More

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25% of the population living below the poverty line, at times the drop out rate from the high school has been 50% (which explains why 25% of adults over 18 don't have a  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
ZIPS IN CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
19013

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