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Carbondale, IL vs Springfield, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Springfield has been positive.
- Springfield has 2.8% more unemployment than Carbondale.
- Springfield job growth has increased by 6.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Carbondale, ILSpringfield, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.7%3.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.3%28.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.9%-2.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.8%-0.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.7%-0.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.7%6.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 16 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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Reviews for Springfield    74 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

For a town of 165,000 we have entertainment options far above similar sized communities. Pro Baseball, Bass Pro, Hammons Hall. Art Museums, Wonders of Wildlife  More

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We're somewhat new to this area... having recently moved from AZ. We find the residents are more polite and generally much nicer here. Residents actually have a  More

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Over 3 years ago

So much wrong in this town I don't know where to start. Apparently, all the a$$ holes of the state circle over Springfield. The do-nothing cops are worthless, as is the  More

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ZIPS IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
65807 65802 65803 65804 65810 65809 65806

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