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Ironton, MO vs Cape Girardeau, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Cape Girardeau has been positive.
- Cape Girardeau has 2.4% more unemployment than Ironton.
- Cape Girardeau job growth has increased by 3.5% in the past 10 years.
 Ironton, MOCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth5.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Ironton    2 Reviews

When we first moved here we heard locals say that Ironton, Missouri was our own little slice of heaven and after living here we can agree. We have found people here are  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you like to shop 'til you drop and have lots of ammenities nearby you won't like it here. If you love natural beauty, low taxes,low housing prices, and a good  More

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Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 12 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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