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Austin, MN vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in West Lafayette has been positive.
- West Lafayette has 1.3% more unemployment than Austin.
- West Lafayette job growth has decreased by 69.5% in the past 10 years.
 Austin, MNWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock2.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock5.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Austin    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I lived in Austin for 15 years. I only lasted that long because I had kids and wanted to raise them close to my hometown in another state. I would recommend that you  More

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Over 18 years ago

man you may not think that austin can be hard or anything but im tellin u that i moved up here from chicago and this is a bad little town, the crime rates are high and  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 11 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 14 years ago

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

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