2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Scranton, PA vs Fairbanks, AK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fairbanks has been positive.
- Fairbanks has 1.5% more unemployment than Scranton.
- Fairbanks job growth has increased by 8.0% in the past 10 years.
 Scranton, PAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.7%7.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.8%16.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-3.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.1%-4.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%-6.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.6%-8.0%6.3%
Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 13 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 14 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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