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Jamestown, NY vs Lafayette, CO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lafayette has been positive.
- Lafayette has 2.7% more unemployment than Jamestown.
- Lafayette job growth has increased by 30.9% in the past 10 years.
 Jamestown, NYLafayette, COUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth11.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock14.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-18.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    2 Reviews

The City of Lafayette is trying to be attractive and desirable, so that's something. Being on the outskirts of Boulder and metro Denver has the benefits of quick access  More

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can't say enough good things about Lafayette - it is next to Louisville CO which has been voted the best place to live by Money Magazine.   More

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