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McAlester, OK vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Houston has been positive.
- Houston has 2.5% less unemployment than McAlester.
- Houston job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.

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 McAlester, OKHouston, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.5%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.5%30.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.1%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-11.0%6.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Mcalester    3 Reviews

Recently moved here from Texas and we’re loving it so far. It reminds us of old Georgetown, Tx, where we grew up. We love small, close knit towns and McAlester is just  More

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Having lived in McAlester in the early 50's, I find it interesting that the population of the City of McAlester is about the same as it was suring the 50's and the  More

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Over 17 years ago

My family moved here last year when my husband got a job with an oil technology firm. The housing market is great here. You can find a nice house for an affordable  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 MCALESTER, OKLAHOMA
74501
ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total

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