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Gulf Shores, AL vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Tuscaloosa has been positive.
- Tuscaloosa has 1.5% less unemployment than Gulf Shores.
- Tuscaloosa job growth has increased by 15.5% in the past 10 years.
 Gulf Shores, ALTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment2.9%4.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth43.8%31.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.6%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.8%0.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth10.6%2.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth21.3%15.5%6.3%
Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 13 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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