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Staten Island, NY vs Harrisburg, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Harrisburg has been positive.
- Harrisburg has 3.6% less unemployment than Staten Island.
- Harrisburg job growth has increased by 2.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Staten Island, NYHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.8%13.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.0%21.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-12.5%-5.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.4%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.5%-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.7%-2.3%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 Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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17104 17103 17102 17101 17120

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