2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Portsmouth, VA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Tucson has been positive.
- Tucson has 1.1% more unemployment than Portsmouth.
- Tucson job growth has increased by 3.6% in the past 10 years.
 Portsmouth, VATucson, AZUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.5%7.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.6%33.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.8%-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%0.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.0%2.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%3.6%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

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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