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Lancaster, PA vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Houston has been positive.
- Houston has 2.4% more unemployment than Lancaster.
- Houston job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Lancaster, PAHouston, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.4%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.3%30.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.4%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.2%-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.2%6.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

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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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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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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ZIPS IN LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
17603 17602
ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total

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