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Staten Island, NY vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Wilkes-Barre has been positive.
- Wilkes-Barre has 2.3% less unemployment than Staten Island.
- Wilkes-Barre job growth has increased by 3.1% in the past 10 years.
 Staten Island, NYWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock12.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.3%-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 Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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