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Columbia, SC vs Cape Girardeau, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Cape Girardeau has been positive.
- Cape Girardeau has 1.4% more unemployment than Columbia.
- Cape Girardeau job growth has increased by 3.5% in the past 10 years.
 Columbia, SCCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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Columbia is such a unique and underrated place. It has a lot of character and history, and good nature trails. Everything feels accessible (by car) and you can get from  More

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Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 12 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 12 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 16 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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