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Houma, LA vs Shreveport, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Shreveport has been positive.
- Shreveport has 0.7% less unemployment than Houma.
- Shreveport job growth has increased by 14.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Houma, LAShreveport, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.4%8.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth2.2%16.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.4%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%-5.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-15.5%-9.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-12.5%-14.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Houma    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I lived in Houma from 2 years of age until 61. If you love fishing, eating fried/boiled seafood, and enjoy hot humid weather, this is your town. Except for having easy  More

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Over 15 years ago

Houma has absolutely nothing to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Hot summers; significant hurricanes and tropical storms about once every 5  More

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Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 5 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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ZIPS IN HOUMA, LOUISIANA
70360 70363
ZIPS IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
71106, 71107, 71118, 71105, 71109, 71108, 71115, 71104, 71129, 71047, 13 total

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