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Lake Wales, FL vs Punta Gorda, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Punta Gorda has been positive.
- Punta Gorda has 0.6% more unemployment than Lake Wales.
- Punta Gorda job growth has increased by 14.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Lake Wales, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.6%5.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth43.7%38.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.2%-4.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.3%-1.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth9.5%3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth18.3%14.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Lake Wales    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Lake Wales, Florida for almost 8 years. Most of the people are very nice, but it can be very difficult to find a decent job there. The weather is pretty  More

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Over 17 years ago

Lake Wales, Fl has great weather year round. Although summers can be quite hot, most of the year is very enjoyable and  More

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Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 7 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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ZIPS IN LAKE WALES, FLORIDA
33898 33853 33859
ZIPS IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA
33950 33955

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