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Portage, MI vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Tampa has been positive.
- Tampa has 0.3% more unemployment than Portage.
- Tampa job growth has increased by 21.5% in the past 10 years.
 Portage, MITampa, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.7%5.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.3%42.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.0%-4.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%0.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-0.8%5.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.2%21.5%6.3%
Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 19 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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