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Portales, NM vs Grants, NM

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Grants has been positive.
- Grants has 4.2% less unemployment than Portales.
- Grants job growth has increased by 1.4% in the past 10 years.
 Portales, NMGrants, NMUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock10.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.2%  Unlock6.3%
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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Reviews for Grants    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

This is great place for families and retirement. We were looking for a place where there was a community and activities if we chose to participate and have the privacy  More

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