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Pismo Beach, CA vs Dothan, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Dothan has been positive.
- Dothan has 2.0% more unemployment than Pismo Beach.
- Dothan job growth has increased by 4.0% in the past 10 years.
 Pismo Beach, CADothan, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock4.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Pismo Beach    4 Reviews

It's a nice town to visit - although very touristy. Clean air - and nice sand dunes nearby. A variety of housing - but expensive. Good for seafood. I would say  More

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It's still challenging to find a good job: Diablo Canyon Nuclear plant has announced it will be closing in 9 years, so many 6-figure incomes will be going along with the  More

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Over 10 years ago

Because of fires allowed in campsites each and everyday it is very smokey and hard to  More

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Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 5 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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