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Fort Dodge, IA vs Newton, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Newton has been positive.
- Newton has 0.4% more unemployment than Fort Dodge.
- Newton job growth has increased by 3.3% in the past 10 years.
 Fort Dodge, IANewton, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth17.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-1.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.2%  Unlock6.3%
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 10 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 15 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 Newton    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Having lived in Newton for over 23 years, I have seen the face of the community change. It hasn't always been good change, but the town has done much to try to make up  More

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Over 15 years ago

Winters here tend to be cold, with moderate amount of snowfall, starting around Nov-Dec and reaching into Mar-April. Spring generally starts out cold, but warms quickly  More

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