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St. Louis, MO vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Iowa City has been positive.
- Iowa City has 2.8% more unemployment than St. Louis.
- Iowa City job growth has increased by 1.6% in the past 10 years.
 St. Louis, MOIowa City, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.3%3.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.9%29.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.9%-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.4%-6.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-6.5%-5.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%1.6%6.3%
Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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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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