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Topeka, KS vs Cape Girardeau, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Cape Girardeau has been positive.
- Cape Girardeau has 0.1% more unemployment than Topeka.
- Cape Girardeau job growth has increased by 3.5% in the past 10 years.
 Topeka, KSCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  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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