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Peru, IN vs Erlanger, KY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Erlanger has been positive.
- Erlanger has 0.6% more unemployment than Peru.
- Erlanger job growth has increased by 6.8% in the past 10 years.
 Peru, INErlanger, KYUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Peru    8 Reviews

Snowy cold weather like the north with inbred hillbillies like the south. This town is truly the worst of both worlds. Dumb, uneducated white trash is the norm, not the  More

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It's a small northern Indiana town. That's pretty much all you can say. I can't speak for the city schools, but my experience at Maconaquah was good, especially after  More

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Over 8 years ago

PERU IS A GREAT PLACE...NOT SO GREAT THO IF YOU ARE YOUNG AND LOOKING FOR A HIGH PAYING JOB...WE ARE ALMOST RETIRED...ITS A LAYED BACK TOWN...WITH ONE DYING EXPENSIVE  More

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Reviews for Erlanger    1 Reviews

Low housing costs, low tax rates, low crime, not so great public schools, but some very good private  More

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