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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Laurel, MD

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Laurel has been positive.
- Laurel has 0.5% less unemployment than Poughkeepsie.
- Laurel job growth has increased by 1.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Poughkeepsie, NYLaurel, MDUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.5%9.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.6%32.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.9%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%-5.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.0%-1.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.0%1.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have mixed feelings about Poughkeepsie because there are equally as many things I love about that town as there are things I hate about it so I'm just going to write a  More

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Over 11 years ago

Prices are high here. housing is easily 25-30percent of our monthly  More

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Over 12 years ago

It'd be great if jobs were available. This city is OK but COL is so much higher in NY than where I was raised in South Maybe I should head  More

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Reviews for Laurel    8 Reviews

Nice place 1200 a month 1 bedroom apartment but everything is a 10 min drive some old history good schools people get along  More

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Over 14 years ago

Laurel as a whole is not a bad place to live. Housing is considerably cheaper than in many parts of the DC/Baltimore area. There are some nice shops and restaurants  More

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Over 14 years ago

Laurel as a whole is not a bad place to live. Housing is considerably cheaper than in many parts of the DC/Baltimore area. There are some nice shops and restaurants  More

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ZIPS IN POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK
12601
ZIPS IN LAUREL, MARYLAND
20707

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