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Edwardsville, IL vs West Des Moines, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in West Des Moines has been positive.
- West Des Moines has 2.1% more unemployment than Edwardsville.
- West Des Moines job growth has increased by 13.7% in the past 10 years.
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 Edwardsville, ILWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.4%3.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.5%35.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.8%-6.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.2%0.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.2%2.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%13.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Edwardsville    2 Reviews
Amber · Glen Carbon, IL
Great Education
Over 14 years ago

Edwardsville is a great town that is growing rapidly. The school district is one of the best in the area, it is the home of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,  More

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Sue  · Glen Carbon, IL
Lovely town
Over 17 years ago

Lovely little town with over 75 miles of gorgeous, well maintained, wooded bike trails. Recreational biker's dream  More

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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews
Hazel  · West Des Moines, IA
West Des Moines IA
Over 15 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Abhd · New York, NY
overall life style
Over 15 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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Abhd · West Des Moines, IA
Plenty to do in Des Moines area
Over 17 years ago

We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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