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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs La Plata, MD

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Highlights
- Job Growth in La Plata has been positive.
- La Plata has 6.2% more unemployment than Wilkes-Barre.
- La Plata job growth has increased by 10.4% in the past 10 years.

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 Wilkes-Barre, PALa Plata, MDUnited States
 Current Unemployment12.1%5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.9%37.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.1%-2.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.3%4.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%10.4%6.3%

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Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 4 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 17 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 La Plata    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Nice little town, but very expensive to live here, especially if one is retired on a fixed  More

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We have lived here for several years now. The schools are good and the teachers have been excellent. There are also several good private schools available. The people  More

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Terrible traffic, runaway growth, fast sliding into a  More

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ZIPS IN WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA
18702 18705 18701
ZIPS IN LA PLATA, MARYLAND
20646

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