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Carbondale, IL vs College Station, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in College Station has been positive.
- College Station has 2.1% more unemployment than Carbondale.
- College Station job growth has increased by 25.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Carbondale, ILCollege Station, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.7%4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.3%45.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.9%-4.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.8%1.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.7%7.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.7%25.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 16 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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Reviews for College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 3 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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77840 77845

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