2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Scranton, PA vs St. Louis, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in St. Louis has been positive.
- St. Louis has 2.4% more unemployment than Scranton.
- St. Louis job growth has increased by 4.2% in the past 10 years.
 Scranton, PASt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.7%6.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.8%23.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-4.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.1%-5.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%-6.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.6%-4.2%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 St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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