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Spirit Lake, IA vs Muskegon, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Muskegon has been positive.
- Muskegon has 7.5% less unemployment than Spirit Lake.
- Muskegon job growth has increased by 1.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Spirit Lake, IAMuskegon, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.9%12.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.4%21.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.3%-7.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.2%-10.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.7%-10.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.2%-1.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Spirit Lake    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We moved from a medium sized city in the West (about 100,000) to Spirit Lake a few years ago. Although it took a little while to get used to living in a small town  More

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Reviews for Muskegon    6 Reviews

If you like 4 seasons, don't mind snow and cold, love beaches and lake life, like to live near an area that promotes festivals, this may just be for  More

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Over 15 years ago

I grew up in Muskegon and it was a great place to live. However, brain drain is a huge problem and the majority of my friends who went to college never came  More

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The beaches and scenery around Muskegon are beautiful (even during the 9 months a year they're covered in snow), so it's a shame the city has become what it is. Jobs  More

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ZIPS IN SPIRIT LAKE, IOWA
51360
ZIPS IN MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN
49442 49440

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