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West Reading, PA vs Chesapeake, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Chesapeake has been positive.
- Chesapeake has 2.6% more unemployment than West Reading.
- Chesapeake job growth has increased by 9.0% in the past 10 years.
 West Reading, PAChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth25.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for West Reading    1 Reviews

West Reading is quite a nice little town. There is a nice main street called Penn Ave. which has many nice little shops, coffee houses, etc. Also nearby are some REAL  More

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Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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