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Lincoln, IL vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Columbia has been positive.
- Columbia has 2.2% more unemployment than Lincoln.
- Columbia job growth has increased by 9.1% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Lincoln, ILColumbia, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.2%3.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.5%26.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.0%-3.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%-2.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.1%-2.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-10.9%9.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Lincoln    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Lincoln is a great place to live. It is centrally located on two interstates between Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, Springfield, and Decatur. It has low crime, many  More

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This is a terrible place to raise a family. The culture of the community corrupts everyone and many people have had their lives ruined by moving  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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ZIPS IN LINCOLN, ILLINOIS
62656
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
65203 65202 65201 65215

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