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The job market is going to depend on what part of Iowa you're talking about. If you're talking about the state as a whole, I wouldn't say it's great, but it's definitely better than most places in MI from what I know. I can tell you that here in the Iowa City area, the job market is doing very well. The population here is growing rapidly, and new businesses are opening all the time. To give you another example of how the economy is doing here...the housing market here has merely slowed down a bit, there hasn't been substantial losses in property values as there have been in other areas, nor have there been countless numbers of foreclosures here. Personally I would choose either the Iowa City or Cedar Rapids area. You may be able to land yourself a decent job in the Des Moines area, however in my opinion Des Moines doesn't have that much to offer for a city it's size. Sure it is the largest city in the state and therefore you will find amenities there that you can't find anywhere else, but it's still not what you would probably expect for a mid-sized city. The other nice thing about the Iowa City area is that it's only about 3 - 3 1/2 hours from Chicago...so you could always take a trip there for big city amenities.
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