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Portsmouth, VA vs Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lafayette has been positive.
- Lafayette has 3.6% more unemployment than Portsmouth.
- Lafayette job growth has increased by 2.6% in the past 10 years.
Job Market
 Portsmouth, VALafayette, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.5%4.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.6%37.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.8%-7.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%-7.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.0%-5.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%2.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Portsmouth    4 Reviews
Brenda L. · Portsmouth, VA
answer to question about paper mills
Over 9 years ago

I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

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harry · Portsmouth, VA
location
Over 14 years ago

Housing not always  More

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Audrey · Fort Myers, FL
Question: Are there any paper mills in the Portsmo
Over 16 years ago

Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews
Maxine · Lafayette, IN
Crime increasing
Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Bp · Lafayette, IN
Home of Purdue University
Over 12 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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Molly · Lafayette, IN
Lafayette, going downhill due to crimes and drugs.
Over 13 years ago

I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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