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Austin, TX vs Lake Jackson, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lake Jackson has been positive.
- Lake Jackson has 3.6% less unemployment than Austin.
- Lake Jackson job growth has increased by 2.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Austin, TXLake Jackson, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%8.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth47.0%29.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.3%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.7%-5.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth6.1%-6.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth25.5%-2.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Lake Jackson    2 Reviews

Lake Jackson is a really nice place to raise a family. The schools are great in this part of the Brazosport area school district. The town has a lot of white collar  More

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Lake Jackson is an okayish place to grow up, but it is absolutely deadly for an adult. There's nothing there except chemical companies, cattle, and prison farms.   More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS
77566

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