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Joplin, MO vs Carpinteria, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Carpinteria has been positive.
- Carpinteria has 2.6% less unemployment than Joplin.
- Carpinteria job growth has increased by 4.7% in the past 10 years.
 Joplin, MOCarpinteria, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.4%  Unlock6.3%
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 10 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 12 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 Carpinteria    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Only trouble is, there's no place to go that's better.  More

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Over 19 years ago

Cost of living in my area is very high, but especially  More

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