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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Bridgeton, NJ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bridgeton has been positive.
- Bridgeton has 1.9% more unemployment than Wilkes-Barre.
- Bridgeton job growth has increased by 6.5% in the past 10 years.
 Wilkes-Barre, PABridgeton, NJUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock10.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%  Unlock6.3%
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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Reviews for Bridgeton    4 Reviews

I like where I'm from , but as far as help in the community its self there's very little resources, this community is a who you know type of community .... there are no  More

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Over 10 years ago

I Was born in the neighboring city but raised in Bridgeton. Back then it was great place to live. The city was full of life and jobs. Everyone knew everyone and looked  More

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Over 15 years ago

I used to think the city officials were simply incompetent, I’ve since been proven wrong. They are simply corrupt. They pass local laws with the label of “cleaning up”  More

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