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Dubuque, IA vs Council Bluffs, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Council Bluffs has been positive.
- Council Bluffs has 0.0% more unemployment than Dubuque.
- Council Bluffs job growth has increased by 5.4% in the past 10 years.
 Dubuque, IACouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.6%4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.9%27.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.5%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%-3.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.5%-5.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%-5.4%6.3%
Reviews for Dubuque    15 Reviews

I have been here for 3 years. I enjoy it here. I travel all over the country for work. Dubuque is the perfect size of city for me. I was born and raised in the Pacific  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Dubuque for over 25 years. Dubuque is not a very good place to live if you are open minded and want to experience new things. Dubuque is an old town with  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dubuque, IA is a great town to live   More

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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 8 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 14 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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