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Colorado Springs, CO vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Columbia has been positive.
- Columbia has 1.6% more unemployment than Colorado Springs.
- Columbia job growth has increased by 4.5% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Colorado Springs, COColumbia, SCUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.8%5.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth48.4%27.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.3%-1.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.2%-2.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth6.4%-3.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.7%4.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    198 Reviews

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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I have been in COS on and off for a couple years, finally making the permanent move several months ago. I have lived in Philly, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Charlotte,  More

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Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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I moved to Columbia for graduate school and although it is a giant step up from my small, out-of-state hometown, I became bored and restless here in less than a year.  More

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ZIPS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
80918, 80916, 80909, 80920, 80906, 80917, 80910, 80922, 80923, 80907, 21 total
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total

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