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Council Bluffs, IA vs El Dorado, KS

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Highlights
- Job Growth in El Dorado has been positive.
- El Dorado has 0.4% more unemployment than Council Bluffs.
- El Dorado job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.
 Council Bluffs, IAEl Dorado, KSUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-1.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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Reviews for El Dorado    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived in El Dorado most of my life. I have spent time in the military and living in Montana, but mostly in Kansas. El Dorado was considered a distant suburb of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nice small town close to largest town in Kansas (Wichita). Has hospital, community college, state park and lake, good schools, and some retail. Not alot of jobs but many  More

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