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Poplar Bluff, MO vs Decatur, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Decatur has been positive.
- Decatur has 2.3% more unemployment than Poplar Bluff.
- Decatur job growth has increased by 6.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Poplar Bluff, MODecatur, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.3%3.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth14.9%32.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%-0.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%6.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%7.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.7%6.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Poplar Bluff    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

The people here are what makes this town. Most are nice and friendly if talked to. When we bought our home here 7 years ago we were immediately accepted by our  More

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Poplar Bluff is smack dab in the middle of the country. A smallish town that seems to buffer the highs and lows of economics and continues to make modest growth. It is  More

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Over 16 years ago

Poplar Bluff is a good place to raise a family, especially if you are politically conservative and religious. The cost of living is very low on virtually every category  More

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Reviews for Decatur    12 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville about 6 months ago. I love it! Traffic is mostly light, even at rush hour. You have enough shopping amenities here you rarely have to  More

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Over 3 years ago

I moved to Decatur three months ago from Huntsville and I am very satisfied with the city. Decatur boasts many amenities: on the river, surrounded on two sides by  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville a little over a year ago. I'm just not a big fan for a few reasons. #1 Brownsferry Nuclear Power Plant is exactly 10.43 miles from my  More

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ZIPS IN POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI
63901
ZIPS IN DECATUR, ALABAMA
35601 35603

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