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Joplin, MO vs Pittsburg, KS

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Pittsburg has been positive.
- Pittsburg has 0.3% more unemployment than Joplin.
- Pittsburg job growth has increased by 1.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Joplin, MOPittsburg, KSUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.0%3.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.8%26.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.3%-1.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%-2.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.8%-0.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.4%1.2%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 Pittsburg    7 Reviews

I lived in Pittsburg for several years and am glad I left. I liked the small town atmosphere but the economy was in terrible shape --> and still is very bad. The college  More

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Lack of industry equals lack of jobs. Period. Whether you are white collar or blue collar, jobs folded in Southeast Kansas along with the coal mines, and nothing has  More

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Over 16 years ago

small town, big  More

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ZIPS IN JOPLIN, MISSOURI
64801 64804
ZIPS IN PITTSBURG, KANSAS
66762

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