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Lakeland, FL vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Detroit has been positive.
- Detroit has 4.0% less unemployment than Lakeland.
- Detroit job growth has increased by 0.8% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Lakeland, FLDetroit, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.6%9.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.5%29.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.2%-10.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.5%-8.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth5.4%-3.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.8%-0.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 3 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 6 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  More

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ZIPS IN LAKELAND, FLORIDA
33810 33801 33809 33803 33805 33815
ZIPS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
48228, 48219, 48235, 48224, 48227, 48221, 48205, 48234, 48209, 48210, 28 total

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