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Selma, AL vs Pontiac, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Pontiac has been positive.
- Pontiac has 1.1% more unemployment than Selma.
- Pontiac job growth has increased by 2.8% in the past 10 years.
 Selma, ALPontiac, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth14.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-10.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-14.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Selma    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Really a pit of horrid. This place is so racist. I would not recommend for anyone. White folks should stay away it’s not  More

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Over 7 years ago

Awful place to live it’s boring, nothing going on here at  More

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Over 17 years ago

Selma isn't the place for me, but it does have a lot to offer. There is enormous amounts of history in Selma. Being the mother of three, I don't think it such a great  More

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Reviews for Pontiac    5 Reviews

As soon as they started busing in the early 70’s, this place went to hell in a hand basket! My family moved here in the late 50’s and was once the premiere city in  More

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Like any big city, there are pockets of bad areas in the City. But in general, the Northeast corner is the best with GM powertrain, Piston Palace, Great Lake Crossing,  More

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Lived here from 1979-1998 and the schools are terrible, the future is dim and the crime, poverty and attitude is all so bad that I would not move back here to raise my  More

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