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Kearney, MO vs Ottawa, KS

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ottawa has been positive.
- Ottawa has 0.4% more unemployment than Kearney.
- Ottawa job growth has increased by 2.9% in the past 10 years.
 Kearney, MOOttawa, KSUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Kearney    1 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

Beautiful small town-amazing schools, 30 minutes from Downtown Kansas City, major sports-baseball and football, 30 minutes from Airport, access to interstate-minutes  More

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Reviews for Ottawa    1 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have been living here since 2010, and I absolutely love it here. Everyone is so nice, it has a rich history, and it's really pretty. It's urban and country-like at the  More

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