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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Calera, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Calera has been positive.
- Calera has 2.4% more unemployment than Tuscaloosa.
- Calera job growth has increased by 15.0% in the past 10 years.
 Tuscaloosa, ALCalera, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock2.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock6.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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Reviews for Calera    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Very low crime in this  More

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