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Lafayette, LA vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Seattle has been positive.
- Seattle has 1.0% more unemployment than Lafayette.
- Seattle job growth has increased by 25.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Lafayette, LASeattle, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.8%4.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth12.2%43.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.8%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%0.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.0%8.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.2%25.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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ZIPS IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
70506 70508 70501 70503 70507
ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total

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