2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Glen Carbon, IL vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Austin has been positive.
- Austin has 0.3% more unemployment than Glen Carbon.
- Austin job growth has increased by 25.5% in the past 10 years.
 Glen Carbon, ILAustin, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock6.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Glen Carbon    2 Reviews

The weather is moderate. Lovely Fall, mild winter with occaisional snow. I own a shovel but the snow melts by the time I need to use it. Rather hot August. Thunderstorms  More

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Over 18 years ago

lots of students that come and  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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