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Moline, IL vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in West Lafayette has been positive.
- West Lafayette has 3.7% more unemployment than Moline.
- West Lafayette job growth has decreased by 69.5% in the past 10 years.
 Moline, ILWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock2.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock5.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-10.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Moline    14 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I spent the first 35 years of my life in the Illinois Quad Cities. Most of the time was spent in Moline. If you enjoy watersports, there are two rivers, and many  More

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I'm a student in the Quad Cities and have been living at The Mills with two of my friends. It's a newer complex and we haven't had any issues. Just in case anyone is  More

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I felt like I had to give a review after seeing some of the other posts about Moline. I moved here (from Chicago) a year ago, and I absolutely love it. I'll tell you  More

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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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