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Columbus, MS vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Birmingham has been positive.
- Birmingham has 1.8% more unemployment than Columbus.
- Birmingham job growth has increased by 2.2% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Columbus, MSBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.4%5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.9%29.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.7%-3.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%-0.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.7%0.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.1%2.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Columbus    8 Reviews

Born and rased in Columbus, MS and I love MY City!!! Shopping is not as good as larger cities but you can find some Great shopping places for good prices. Dinning... We  More

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Over 13 years ago

I've lived in Columbus for a little while, having moved from a larger metro. If not for the lack of quality entertainment, the low general quality of people, the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I had the misfortunate of being born in Columbus,MS. I hated it my whole life and couldn't wait to get out of it. I left as soon as I was old enough to get married. I  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
39702 39705 39701
ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total

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