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Philadelphia, PA vs Shreveport, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Shreveport has been positive.
- Shreveport has 2.5% more unemployment than Philadelphia.
- Shreveport job growth has increased by 14.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Philadelphia, PAShreveport, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.6%8.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.4%16.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.2%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%-5.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-1.8%-9.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.2%-14.1%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 Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 5 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
ZIPS IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
71106, 71107, 71118, 71105, 71109, 71108, 71115, 71104, 71129, 71047, 13 total

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