2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Olney, IL vs Branson, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Branson has been positive.
- Branson has 4.5% less unemployment than Olney.
- Branson job growth has increased by 2.2% in the past 10 years.
 Olney, ILBranson, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.6%9.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.8%30.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-1.6%-10.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-9.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.5%-4.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.7%2.2%6.3%
Reviews for Olney    2 Reviews

Olney is a small slowly awakening sleepy town in Southern Illinois. It is still small hometown USA with a little more opportunity than Mayberry. We have new businesses,  More

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Over 12 years ago

Perfect place to live if you want a quiet place with friendly people and white squirrels. The white squirrels are Olney's claim to  More

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Reviews for Branson    15 Reviews

Where do I begin... First and foremost, everything here is expensive. The rent is high! and YOU pay for water and sewer costs, most residents live in old, substandard  More

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Over 3 years ago

It’s expensive living and everything is outdated from condos to apartments, and even housing. Traffic is also during tourist months. I don’t recommend living here.  More

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Branson is in a beautiful part of the extreme northern Ozarks- that's the good. Crime, even tho the local Govt tries to act like it doesn't exist, drugs, & Traffic are  More

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