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Athens, OH vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in West Lafayette has been positive.
- West Lafayette has 1.4% more unemployment than Athens.
- West Lafayette job growth has decreased by 69.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Athens, OHWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.3%2.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.2%36.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.0%-7.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.6%2.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%5.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%69.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

great place to live. small town feel with alot of what a bigger town has to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Virtually no crime in  More

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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 10 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 13 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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