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Baton Rouge, LA vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Columbia has been positive.
- Columbia has 4.5% more unemployment than Baton Rouge.
- Columbia job growth has increased by 9.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Baton Rouge, LAColumbia, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.5%3.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.4%26.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.0%-3.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.7%-2.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-6.8%-2.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.5%9.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Baton Rouge    64 Reviews

terrible place to  More

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Over 5 years ago

I live hear so i can't say i hate it but i don't like  More

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Don't get me wrong, this is a great school filled with many great teachers. I absolutely love all of the classes I am currently in and have been in. We are taught with  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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ZIPS IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
70816, 70808, 70815, 70806, 70805, 70802, 70820, 70807, 70814, 70819, 12 total
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
65203 65202 65201 65215

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