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Traverse City, MI vs Mount Pleasant, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Mount Pleasant has been positive.
- Mount Pleasant has 0.2% more unemployment than Traverse City.
- Mount Pleasant job growth has increased by 8.7% in the past 10 years.
 Traverse City, MIMount Pleasant, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-13.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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Reviews for Mount Pleasant    8 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Mt. Pleasant is the home to Central Michigan University. Much of its economy is tied to the University or the casino. The rest is just service jobs for college students  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lived in Mount Pleasant for two years. I could not find a job. I wasn't a student at the local college nor a member of the reservation that Mount Pleasant is on. I have  More

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As a citizen of Mount Pleasant for nearly ten years, I have seen it grow considerably, particularly in the last five years. Home of Central Michigan University, it's  More

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