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Pittsburgh, PA vs Portales, NM

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- Job Growth in Portales has been positive.
- Portales has 1.0% more unemployment than Pittsburgh.
- Portales job growth has increased by 5.2% in the past 10 years.
 Pittsburgh, PAPortales, NMUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 2 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 6 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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