2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Philadelphia, PA vs East Hartford, CT

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Highlights
- Job Growth in East Hartford has been positive.
- East Hartford has 0.3% more unemployment than Philadelphia.
- East Hartford job growth has increased by 1.1% in the past 10 years.
 Philadelphia, PAEast Hartford, CTUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock10.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.2%  Unlock6.3%
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 East Hartford    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived in East Hartford for many years, went to school here in the 60's &70's. In 1980 I left for about 21 years and returned in 2001. While still a quiet  More

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Over 10 years ago

if I were relocating from a distant state, I would move here. (06118 zip code) housing prices will be depressed for a while due to many foreclosures, but having  More

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