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Austin, TX vs Independence, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Independence has been positive.
- Independence has 0.6% less unemployment than Austin.
- Independence job growth has increased by 0.3% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Austin, TXIndependence, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%5.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth47.0%28.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.3%-3.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.7%-4.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth6.1%-4.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth25.5%-0.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 10 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 11 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI
64055 64050 64052 64056 64057 64053

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