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Mandeville, LA vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Carbondale has been positive.
- Carbondale has 2.3% less unemployment than Mandeville.
- Carbondale job growth has increased by 6.7% in the past 10 years.
 Mandeville, LACarbondale, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Mandeville    7 Reviews

I've lived in Mandeville for 11 years and truly believe it is the best place to live in Louisiana. I'm a LA native and have lived in other areas of South LA, but  More

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Over 16 years ago

A great place to live and work. Interesting culture, nice weather year round, friendly people. The true South with a little extra special  More

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It's cooler in the summer and winter as well compared to New Orleans on the southshore because of the Lake. I like it, often it is 70 degrees in Feb etc and the next  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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