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Rifle, CO vs Lakeview, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lakeview has been positive.
- Lakeview has 1.5% less unemployment than Rifle.
- Lakeview job growth has increased by 6.6% in the past 10 years.
 Rifle, COLakeview, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock8.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 8 years ago

This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that  More

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Reviews for Lakeview    1 Reviews

I lived in Lakeview for 18 years. It is a dirty, windy high desert town with an extreme intolerance of anyone of a different color or of higher educational achievement.  More

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