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Carbondale, IL vs Oakland, TN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Oakland has been positive.
- Oakland has 1.8% more unemployment than Carbondale.
- Oakland job growth has increased by 4.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Carbondale, ILOakland, TNUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.7%4.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.3%41.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.9%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.8%-0.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.7%5.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.7%4.9%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 Oakland    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

No Recreation Department available. One park available for kids, and your child must be a student at that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Great cost for home for the money! Less than $79 per square foot for a really nice home. Real estate taxes only .0047, so on a home Valued at $303,000 you would only pay  More

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