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Joplin, MO vs Bossier City, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bossier City has been positive.
- Bossier City has 1.2% less unemployment than Joplin.
- Bossier City job growth has increased by 1.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Joplin, MOBossier City, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.0%5.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.8%21.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.3%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%-3.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.8%-4.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.4%1.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 9 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 11 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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Reviews for Bossier City    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

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This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  More

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ZIPS IN JOPLIN, MISSOURI
64801 64804
ZIPS IN BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA
71111 71112 71110

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