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Staten Island, NY vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Myers has been positive.
- Fort Myers has 4.5% more unemployment than Staten Island.
- Fort Myers job growth has increased by 45.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Staten Island, NYFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.8%5.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.0%44.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-12.5%-5.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.4%4.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.5%13.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.7%45.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 6 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  More

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Reviews for Fort Myers    54 Reviews

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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ZIPS IN STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
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ZIPS IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
33905 33916 33901 33966

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