2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Rochester, NY vs Morgantown, WV

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Morgantown has been positive.
- Morgantown has 5.4% more unemployment than Rochester.
- Morgantown job growth has increased by 8.4% in the past 10 years.
 Rochester, NYMorgantown, WVUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.8%4.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth20.4%37.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.2%-3.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%-0.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-6.0%3.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-7.2%8.4%6.3%
Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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Reviews for Morgantown    16 Reviews

Morgantown is a vibrant classic American college town with a laid-back vibe. While the city and surrounding area are relatively small at about $150,000 people, residents  More

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Morgantown is a college town with many wonderful qualities, but for a retiree or someone on a fixed income, it is getting very expensive and crowded. The housing market  More

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Over 12 years ago

its a good small university town, however the cost of living varies especially rents on whether you live near to the campus or far away from wvu. there are only couple  More

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