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Missouri Valley, IA vs Council Bluffs, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Council Bluffs has been positive.
- Council Bluffs has 0.7% less unemployment than Missouri Valley.
- Council Bluffs job growth has increased by 5.4% in the past 10 years.
 Missouri Valley, IACouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-10.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Missouri Valley    1 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up here and wish I had never left. The people are warm, friendly, and kind. It is a seriously great place to raise your children, find a church, sit on your front  More

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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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