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Iowa City, IA vs Lorain, OH

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lorain has been positive.
- Lorain has 2.1% less unemployment than Iowa City.
- Lorain job growth has increased by 6.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Iowa City, IALorain, OHUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.5%5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.5%21.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.9%-10.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.2%-7.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.3%-6.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.6%-6.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 6 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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Reviews for Lorain    8 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Well, in short...It Sucks !!! It's become like the movie "Escape from New York". The city of Lorain has the highest amount of sex offenders and other criminals. The  More

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Over 13 years ago

I lived in Lorain for over 40 years of my life. It used to be a nice place to grow up and then raise a family. I return every year to visit family and meet up with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Living in Ohio is very unmotivating. There have been job cuts, homelessness and uncompassion all around us here. We strive to get ahead and take care of our families.   More

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ZIPS IN IOWA CITY, IOWA
52240 52245 52246 52242
ZIPS IN LORAIN, OHIO
44052 44055 44053

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