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Lawton, OK vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Jacksonville has been positive.
- Jacksonville has 0.7% less unemployment than Lawton.
- Jacksonville job growth has increased by 12.9% in the past 10 years.
 Lawton, OKJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.2%4.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.7%44.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.1%-3.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%-1.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%4.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-8.5%12.9%6.3%
Reviews for Lawton    45 Reviews

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  More

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Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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