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Staten Island, NY vs Manchester, CT

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Manchester has been positive.
- Manchester has 1.8% more unemployment than Staten Island.
- Manchester job growth has increased by 0.5% in the past 10 years.
 Staten Island, NYManchester, CTUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.7%  Unlock6.3%
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 7 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 Manchester    5 Reviews

My husband and I moved to CT 20 years ago. He was headhunted by a firm in Hartford, and they made a good enough salary offer to bring us here. Oy, the sticker shock!  More

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Over 10 years ago

It Sucks No work no friendly  More

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Over 14 years ago

Manchester is a gateway to Hartford. Then its all down hill from there. watch out  More

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