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Portales, NM vs Artesia, NM

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- Job Growth in Artesia has been positive.
- Artesia has 1.2% less unemployment than Portales.
- Artesia job growth has increased by 31.2% in the past 10 years.
 Portales, NMArtesia, NMUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock10.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.2%  Unlock6.3%
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Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews
Daniel · Murfreesboro, TN
Slowly Dying In The Desert
Over 6 years ago

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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Alexia · Portales, NM
Alexia
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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Constance · Portales, NM
Lived there. Never again.
Over 8 years ago

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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Reviews for Artesia    1 Reviews
Carolyn · Prairie Creek, IN
Apparently there is more than meets the eye
Over 2 years ago

Apparently there is more than meets the eye in this tiny  More

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