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Salt Lake City, UT vs Maricopa, AZ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Maricopa has been positive.
- Maricopa has 3.8% less unemployment than Salt Lake City.
- Maricopa job growth has increased by 24.1% in the past 10 years.
 Salt Lake City, UTMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock11.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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