2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Portland, ME vs Point Pleasant Beach, NJ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Point Pleasant Beach has been positive.
- Point Pleasant Beach has 2.3% less unemployment than Portland.
- Point Pleasant Beach job growth has increased by 6.5% in the past 10 years.
 Portland, MEPoint Pleasant Beach, NJUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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Reviews for Point Pleasant Beach    2 Reviews

Summer - Beaches are clean and big, but not free. Boardwalk is family oriented. Manasquan RIver and Inlet caters to boaters. Commercial fishing fleet operates here.  More

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The weather is great here at the beach. Of course it gets HOT in the summer (July or Aug months) but the ocean breeze helps to keep it tolerable. The heat only hits the  More

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