2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Harrisonburg, VA vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in West Lafayette has been positive.
- West Lafayette has 2.3% more unemployment than Harrisonburg.
- West Lafayette job growth has decreased by 69.5% in the past 10 years.
 Harrisonburg, VAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.2%2.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.8%36.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.7%-7.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%2.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.0%5.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.9%69.5%6.3%
Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

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Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Over 15 years ago

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  More

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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 10 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 13 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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