2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Kalamazoo, MI vs Bartow, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bartow has been positive.
- Bartow has 0.7% more unemployment than Kalamazoo.
- Bartow job growth has increased by 18.3% in the past 10 years.
 Kalamazoo, MIBartow, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.3%5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.9%43.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.0%-2.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%3.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%9.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.1%18.3%6.3%
Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 8 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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Reviews for Bartow    4 Reviews

I lived in Bartow for a year and a half before moving to Lakeland. The town seems so oppressed. The housing market is costly–$140,000 is the average price for a brick  More

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The city council in this town need to get a grip on reality and understand that they work for the people who pay their taxes. The city ordinance that prevents property  More

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I find the city ordinance that does not allow homeowners to place small signs in their yards stating essentially "god bless the USA" utterly ridiculous. As a proud  More

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