2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Champaign, IL vs Lafayette, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lafayette has been positive.
- Lafayette has 0.9% less unemployment than Champaign.
- Lafayette job growth has increased by 6.2% in the past 10 years.
 Champaign, ILLafayette, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.9%5.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.0%12.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.0%-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.6%-3.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.6%-9.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.3%-6.2%6.3%
Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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