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Houston, TX vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Providence has been positive.
- Providence has 0.6% less unemployment than Houston.
- Providence job growth has increased by 2.2% in the past 10 years.
Job Market
 Houston, TXProvidence, RIUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%8.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%28.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-8.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-7.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-5.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%-2.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews
RICK · Attleboro, MA
LOVIN IT
Over 6 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Skyy · Rockford, IL
How is Providence RI?
Over 8 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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Matthew · Providence, RI
Providence is the most pot smoking city US I've ev
Over 10 years ago

And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
02909 02908 02907 02906 02905 02903 02912
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