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Fort Dodge, IA vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Grand Junction has been positive.
- Grand Junction has 2.2% less unemployment than Fort Dodge.
- Grand Junction job growth has increased by 6.4% in the past 10 years.
 Fort Dodge, IAGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.9%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth17.2%41.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.3%-4.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.5%-1.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.4%4.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.2%6.4%6.3%
Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 14 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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