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Lafayette, IN vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Myers has been positive.
- Fort Myers has 0.4% more unemployment than Lafayette.
- Fort Myers job growth has increased by 45.9% in the past 10 years.
 Lafayette, INFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.9%5.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.0%44.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.2%-5.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%4.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.3%13.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.6%45.9%6.3%
Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 11 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 12 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 Fort Myers    54 Reviews

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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