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Fort Dodge, IA vs Conroe, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Conroe has been positive.
- Conroe has 2.6% less unemployment than Fort Dodge.
- Conroe job growth has decreased by 51.4% in the past 10 years.
 Fort Dodge, IAConroe, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.9%7.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth17.2%72.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.3%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.5%3.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.4%25.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.2%51.4%6.3%
Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 14 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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Reviews for Conroe    9 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Living in Conroe and driving to Houston for work is a death-defying feat. My steering wheel in my Honda still has grip marks from the sheer stress of the traffic  More

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Over 10 years ago

We have a very high quality of life here. We have lots of trees and privacy yet all the conveniences of The Woodlands only 5 minutes  More

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Over 15 years ago

Love it! Stay a  More

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