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Lafayette, LA vs Cape Girardeau, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Cape Girardeau has been positive.
- Cape Girardeau has 2.0% more unemployment than Lafayette.
- Cape Girardeau job growth has increased by 3.5% in the past 10 years.
Job Market
 Lafayette, LACape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.8%3.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth12.2%27.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.8%-3.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%2.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.0%0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.2%3.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews
Arthur · Breaux Bridge, LA
Happiest and Tastiest
Over 2 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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Arthur · Breaux Bridge, LA
The Good outweighs the bad
Over 2 years ago

I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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Do · Dallas, TX
Hottest neighborhoods in Laf. right now?
Over 8 years ago

What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews
Roger · Jackson, MO
The 10 minute town
Over 11 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Jeff · Cape Girardeau, MO
Health Care options
Over 11 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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sara · Cape Girardeau, MO
Cape
Over 15 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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ZIPS IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
70506 70508 70501 70503 70507
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63701 63703
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