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Kalamazoo, MI vs Okeechobee, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Okeechobee has been positive.
- Okeechobee has 1.9% more unemployment than Kalamazoo.
- Okeechobee job growth has increased by 3.0% in the past 10 years.
 Kalamazoo, MIOkeechobee, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.3%4.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.9%40.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.0%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%-7.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%0.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.1%3.0%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 Okeechobee    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Okeechobee since 1985. It is a good place to raise kids due to lower crime rates, however, children-related activities are few and far between, unless  More

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Over 15 years ago

It was named for the Lake Okeechobee, which was itself named for Hitchiti words oka (water) and chobi (big). I grew up in Okeechobee County in the 70's, I still love  More

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Over 16 years ago

This town has such a crazy name. I cant even pronounce it and i live  More

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