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New Orleans, LA vs Lexington, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lexington has been positive.
- Lexington has 4.5% more unemployment than New Orleans.
- Lexington job growth has increased by 8.6% in the past 10 years.

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 New Orleans, LALexington, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment11.0%6.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth25.1%27.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.3%-5.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.9%-4.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%-9.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.2%-8.6%6.3%

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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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Reviews for Lexington    3 Reviews

I moved to the city of Lexington from Houston 4.5 years ago. I couldn't be happier. Residents are polite and friendly. There is employment for seniors like myself and I  More

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Lexington is a nice little town in the Shenandoah Valley, but is quite expensive to live in. It is most likely due to the snow-birds moving to a location closer to  More

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Over 17 years ago

would love to trade houses in lexington, have a 3+bedroom, 2 bathroom, family living, dining room, hottub room... anyone interested? south west florida small town, 2  More

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ZIPS IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
70119, 70122, 70118, 70131, 70115, 70126, 70117, 70127, 70114, 70124, 19 total
ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA
24450

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