2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Lafayette, IN vs Bloomfield, CT

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bloomfield has been positive.
- Bloomfield has 3.8% less unemployment than Lafayette.
- Bloomfield job growth has increased by 5.2% in the past 10 years.
 Lafayette, INBloomfield, CTUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 13 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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Reviews for Bloomfield    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

This is very diverse area. Income, housing, neighborhoods are diverse as well. Crime is very low especially when you consider how close we are to the  More

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