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Pittsfield, MA vs Waterbury, CT

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Waterbury has been positive.
- Waterbury has 4.2% less unemployment than Pittsfield.
- Waterbury job growth has increased by 1.5% in the past 10 years.
 Pittsfield, MAWaterbury, CTUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.8%13.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.2%22.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-10.5%-7.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-11.5%-5.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-11.6%-4.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-12.1%-1.5%6.3%
Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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Reviews for Waterbury    10 Reviews

Very affordable but it has its own elegant history (Brass City) Almost all residents keep updating their values timely, the largest community, higher cultural  More

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I was born here in 1988 and have lived here after growing up mainly in next-door Watertown (which is outstanding. Go  More

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