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Cape Girardeau, MO vs Jackson, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Jackson has been positive.
- Jackson has 5.8% less unemployment than Cape Girardeau.
- Jackson job growth has increased by 1.2% in the past 10 years.
 Cape Girardeau, MOJackson, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock9.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 13 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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Reviews for Jackson    33 Reviews

I lived in Jackson for a long time I lived on 1st and 3rd Street right over by Frank's party store before that b**** burnt down. My dad and I would sit out on the front  More

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Over 7 years ago

I spent 20 years of my life fighting for freedom only to buy a second home in Jackson, biggest mistake of my life, and have the rights I fought for take away by a  More

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Never never ever move to this town! I was born there, grew up around there, made the tragic mistake of moving back there once and will never ever set foot there again!  More

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