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2026 Compare Cities Job Market:
Riverside, NJ vs Paterson, NJ

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- Job Growth in Paterson has been positive.
- Paterson has 8.4% less unemployment than Riverside.
- Paterson job growth has increased by 5.3% in the past 10 years.
 Riverside, NJPaterson, NJUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock14.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-6.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.7%  Unlock6.3%
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Debbie · Riverside, NJ
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Over 12 years ago

Crime is getting worse especially due to the advancing drug addiction  More

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EMILIANO · Fort Lee, VA
crime rate
Over 21 years ago

your murder rate for paterson,n j is lower than what the fbi reported .petersburg is higher than what the fbi  More

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