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South Portland, ME vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Providence has been positive.
- Providence has 3.9% less unemployment than South Portland.
- Providence job growth has increased by 2.2% in the past 10 years.
 South Portland, MEProvidence, RIUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for South Portland    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The Greater Portland area has a very livable climate in the summer, some of spring & fall, but winters are usually a bear. There's lots of outdoor things to do nearby  More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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