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Carlsbad, NM vs Springfield, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Springfield has been positive.
- Springfield has 1.3% more unemployment than Carlsbad.
- Springfield job growth has increased by 10.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Carlsbad, NMSpringfield, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.4%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.6%22.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.6%-7.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth13.7%-8.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth11.6%-9.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth37.8%-10.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Carlsbad    15 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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I've lived here ten years and hate it. It's an oilfield town and they take advantage of that by doing a lot of price gouging... it's very difficult to find reasonably  More

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Reviews for Springfield    25 Reviews

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

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I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

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hugh · 
Over 3 years ago

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More

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ZIPS IN CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO
88220
ZIPS IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
62704 62702 62703 62711 62712 62707 62701

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