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Lafayette, IN vs Bowling Green, KY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bowling Green has been positive.
- Bowling Green has 0.2% more unemployment than Lafayette.
- Bowling Green job growth has increased by 14.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Lafayette, INBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.9%4.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.0%46.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.2%-6.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%-1.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.3%6.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.6%14.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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ZIPS IN LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
47901
ZIPS IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY
42101 42104 42103 42122

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