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Rochester, MN vs North Platte, NE

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Highlights
- Job Growth in North Platte has been positive.
- North Platte has 1.3% more unemployment than Rochester.
- North Platte job growth has increased by 4.5% in the past 10 years.
 Rochester, MNNorth Platte, NEUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock2.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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Reviews for North Platte    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I live in North Platte,Ne..I used to call St.Louis,Mo. my home until crime became so bad.Although the economy is effecting the nation,"there is a lot of work here.North  More

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Over 17 years ago

like most towns for doctors;their are good and bad. for example what they can't find here on an x-ray or mri can easily be found by others doctors wheir they know how to  More

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