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Boulder, CO vs Aspen, CO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Aspen has been positive.
- Aspen has 0.8% less unemployment than Boulder.
- Aspen job growth has increased by 1.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Boulder, COAspen, COUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth44.4%35.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.3%-6.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.0%-5.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.8%-2.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.9%1.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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Reviews for Aspen    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I've been living in valley for 6 years. I've moved here from right before crisis. It's good place to make money for young people, yeah..it still is. Though when I  More

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Over 11 years ago

beautiful cold and dry weather. Colorful  More

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In Winter the grocery store closest to the ski lifts is so packed full of people it is really difficult to move through the store, especially if you have a cart. It  More

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