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South Jordan, UT vs Elko, NV

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Elko has been positive.
- Elko has 0.7% more unemployment than South Jordan.
- Elko job growth has increased by 3.4% in the past 10 years.
 South Jordan, UTElko, NVUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth46.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth8.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth61.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for South Jordan    4 Reviews

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Over 3 years ago

I moved here 3 years ago from Southern California and absolutely love this beautiful place! I hate intense heat, but have no problem getting warm in the winter.   More

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Over 16 years ago

If you like outdoors stuff year around, this is the place. You have to like winter though. There is 6 months of  More

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Over 17 years ago

It is resonable. But the pay scale in utah is much lower I think then other  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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