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Princeton, WV vs Parkersburg, WV

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Parkersburg has been positive.
- Parkersburg has 0.5% less unemployment than Princeton.
- Parkersburg job growth has increased by 9.7% in the past 10 years.
 Princeton, WVParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth17.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-13.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Princeton    4 Reviews

I have never lived or heard of an area in this country that complains about the woes of their economy but nearly do anything to stop small businesses from developing and  More

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Over 9 years ago

west Virginia is a very beautiful place to live as well as visiting. through out the seasons u will see a wide variety of changing, especially through out the months of  More

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Over 16 years ago

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Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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