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Laredo, TX vs New Orleans, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in New Orleans has been positive.
- New Orleans has 3.1% less unemployment than Laredo.
- New Orleans job growth has increased by 7.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Laredo, TXNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.9%11.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.4%25.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.8%-7.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%-5.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.1%-5.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.9%7.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Laredo    16 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The only occupation that is growing, in my opinion, is the transportation / trucking industry. I worked in that field for 18 yrs. and take it from me, unless you are the  More

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If you like DRY, ARID HEAT, Laredo is for you. Now I'm not talking beach heat with a warm tropical breeze blowing over the palm trees and toseling your hair as you play  More

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Over 12 years ago

Laredo could be a better city if only it embraced a diverse population. It could grow into a beautiful and attrative if it did that and built the infrastructures that  More

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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ZIPS IN LAREDO, TEXAS
78046 78045 78041 78043 78040
ZIPS IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
70119, 70122, 70118, 70131, 70115, 70126, 70117, 70127, 70114, 70124, 19 total

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