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Sunnyvale, CA vs Lawrence, KS

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lawrence has been positive.
- Lawrence has 0.2% more unemployment than Sunnyvale.
- Lawrence job growth has increased by 1.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Sunnyvale, CALawrence, KSUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.9%3.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth41.4%29.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.1%-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.6%-4.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.0%-2.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.5%1.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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Reviews for Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 12 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  More

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ZIPS IN SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA
94087 94086 94085 94089
ZIPS IN LAWRENCE, KANSAS
66049 66044 66047 66046 66045

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