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Independence, MO vs Kansas City, KS

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Kansas City has been positive.
- Kansas City has 0.3% more unemployment than Independence.
- Kansas City job growth has increased by 7.0% in the past 10 years.
Job Market
 Independence, MOKansas City, KSUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.7%5.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.5%30.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.8%-2.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%-1.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%0.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.3%7.0%6.3%

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Reviews for Independence    10 Reviews
Gerard  · Independence, MO
GLACIAL ARTESIAN TAP WATER GETS LOW WATER QUALITY
Over 10 years ago

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Lesty · Independence, MO
Very hit or miss.
Over 10 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Denner · Independence, MO
Not All That Bad
Over 11 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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Reviews for Kansas City    15 Reviews
Guy · Kansas City, KS
Kansas City - Wyandotte Co.
Over 8 years ago

Avoid living in Kansas City, KS (Wyandotte Co.) by all means! We made the mistake of moving to this dump. High crime, high unemployment, murders daily, dilapidated  More

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tifany · Ogden, UT
questions
Over 9 years ago

hello  More

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maria · Kansas City, MO
weather
Over 9 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  More

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ZIPS IN INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI
64055 64050 64052 64056 64057 64053
ZIPS IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
66102, 66104, 66106, 66109, 66103, 66112, 66101, 66111, 66105, 66118, 11 total
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