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Poughkeepsie town, NY vs Northampton, MA

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- Job Growth in Northampton has been positive.
- Northampton has 1.5% more unemployment than Poughkeepsie town.
- Northampton job growth has increased by 1.8% in the past 10 years.
 Poughkeepsie town, NYNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.7%  Unlock6.3%
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I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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