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Philadelphia, PA vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Wilkes-Barre has been positive.
- Wilkes-Barre has 1.5% less unemployment than Philadelphia.
- Wilkes-Barre job growth has increased by 3.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Philadelphia, PAWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.6%12.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.4%22.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.2%-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%-6.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-1.8%-5.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.2%-3.1%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 Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
ZIPS IN WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA
18702 18705 18701

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