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Sweetwater, TX vs Cape Girardeau, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Cape Girardeau has been positive.
- Cape Girardeau has 2.0% more unemployment than Sweetwater.
- Cape Girardeau job growth has increased by 3.5% in the past 10 years.
 Sweetwater, TXCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth4.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 12 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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