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Columbia, SC vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Tuscaloosa has been positive.
- Tuscaloosa has 0.8% more unemployment than Columbia.
- Tuscaloosa job growth has increased by 15.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Columbia, SCTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.2%4.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.4%31.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-1.9%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.9%0.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.3%2.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.5%15.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 1 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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I moved to Columbia for graduate school and although it is a giant step up from my small, out-of-state hometown, I became bored and restless here in less than a year.  More

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Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total
ZIPS IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
35405 35401 35404 35406 35456 35446

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