2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Carbondale, IL vs St. Charles, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in St. Charles has been positive.
- St. Charles has 2.8% more unemployment than Carbondale.
- St. Charles job growth has increased by 9.7% in the past 10 years.
 Carbondale, ILSt. Charles, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.7%3.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.3%29.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.9%-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.8%-1.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.7%1.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.7%9.7%6.3%
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 St. Charles    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I grew up here and I loved everything about the county. There are thousands of little trails all over the place, so when I was a child we would always go running around  More

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Over 9 years ago

It is way too hot & humid here in the summer. Winters are great, except for a lack of  More

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Good growth, decent economics, below average politics. School system above  More

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