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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Long Beach, NJ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Long Beach has been positive.
- Long Beach has 3.1% less unemployment than Tuscaloosa.
- Long Beach job growth has increased by 6.5% in the past 10 years.
 Tuscaloosa, ALLong Beach, NJUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    2 Reviews

Long Beach Island is a wonderful place to live. The climate is relatively temperate. Snow only lasts a day or so when we have it at all. Sparsley populated in winter but  More

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This is a really great place to live. You don't have to drive too far to reach the excitement of a big city (such as Atlantic City, Philadelphia, or New York). You are  More

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