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Rapid City, SD vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Salt Lake City has been positive.
- Salt Lake City has 0.1% more unemployment than Rapid City.
- Salt Lake City job growth has increased by 15.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Rapid City, SDSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.1%3.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.5%39.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.0%-1.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.9%0.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.7%7.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.6%15.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 3 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 3 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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ZIPS IN RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
57701 57702
ZIPS IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
84106, 84116, 84104, 84105, 84103, 84108, 84102, 84111, 84101, 84112, 12 total

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