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Austin, TX vs St. Louis, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in St. Louis has been positive.
- St. Louis has 1.2% less unemployment than Austin.
- St. Louis job growth has increased by 4.2% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Austin, TXSt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%6.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth47.0%23.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.3%-4.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.7%-5.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth6.1%-6.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth25.5%-4.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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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 St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
63116, 63118, 63109, 63139, 63111, 63108, 63104, 63112, 63115, 63110, 19 total

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