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Des Moines, IA vs El Cajon, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in El Cajon has been positive.
- El Cajon has 3.7% less unemployment than Des Moines.
- El Cajon job growth has increased by 0.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Des Moines, IAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.9%9.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.4%32.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.0%-8.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.7%-8.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-1.8%-6.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.2%-0.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 4 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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ZIPS IN DES MOINES, IOWA
50317, 50315, 50310, 50320, 50313, 50316, 50312, 50311, 50314, 50321, 12 total
ZIPS IN EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA
92021 92020

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