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Carbondale, IL vs Wausau, WI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Wausau has been positive.
- Wausau has 2.1% more unemployment than Carbondale.
- Wausau job growth has increased by 0.1% in the past 10 years.
 Carbondale, ILWausau, WIUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.7%4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.3%34.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.9%-3.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.8%-4.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.7%-3.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.7%0.1%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 Wausau    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I visited Wausau during the summer and it was a very nice change from Phoenix. The people were friendly & helpful. It was a little humid than what I’m used to but  More

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Beautiful area geographically but beneath that beauty are some of the most overly conservative, unfriendly, judgemental people anywhere. Very hard to make friends here  More

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I LIVED IN WAUSAU WI OVER 23 YEARS AGO. I RELOCATED TO WYOMING IN 1990 FOR GOVERMENT POSITION. NOW RETIRED FROM FEDERAL SERVICE, I WILL BE MOVING BACK TO THE UPPER  More

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