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Jenks, OK vs Independence, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Independence has been positive.
- Independence has 1.5% less unemployment than Jenks.
- Independence job growth has increased by 0.3% in the past 10 years.
 Jenks, OKIndependence, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Jenks    5 Reviews

Good schools, reasonable cost of living, reasonable quality of life. Certainly one of the best spots in the entire state if you are looking for suburban quality of life  More

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Jenks is a suburb community of Tulsa, OK, so there is easy access to all that city has to offer without all the issues of crime, poor public education, unemployment,  More

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As an honors Jenks graduate that witnessed the football championship senior year and parent of children who attended Jenks Schools for 7 plus years, the attitude of  More

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Reviews for Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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