2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Portsmouth, VA vs Salisbury, MD

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Salisbury has been positive.
- Salisbury has 0.5% more unemployment than Portsmouth.
- Salisbury job growth has increased by 3.9% in the past 10 years.
 Portsmouth, VASalisbury, MDUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.5%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.6%27.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.8%-6.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%-5.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.0%-3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%3.9%6.3%
Reviews for Portsmouth    4 Reviews

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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Over 14 years ago

Housing not always  More

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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Reviews for Salisbury    11 Reviews

Elijah · 
Over 4 years ago

I left Salisbury 5 years ago, but a year ago I had some business nearby, so I decides to visit Salisbury, MD for nostalgia’s sake, it was a big mistake. I’ll admit there  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in Salisbury for 10 years before leaving and It’s funny that people keep telling me that Salisbury has very little crime, and that it having high crime is made  More

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I am tired of hearing about salisbury having a "high violent crime rate" in these national reviews. It is inaccurate and damaging to property and business owners here.  More

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