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Port Arthur, TX vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Houston has been positive.
- Houston has 8.1% more unemployment than Port Arthur.
- Houston job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.
Job Market
 Port Arthur, TXHouston, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment16.1%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth14.2%30.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.7%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.0%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.2%-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.5%6.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Port Arthur    9 Reviews
Fabian · Nederland, TX
port arthur ace hole capital of the world
Over 9 years ago

Port arthur and surrounding areas CONS: hot and very humid summers cant go outside during summer hungry mosquitos chase you. Most pdople on the road especially with  More

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chauncey · Port Arthur, TX
Slow grind
Over 9 years ago

Seattle, here we  More

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Kimberly · Port Arthur, TX
Pierre
Over 10 years ago

I live in the Port Acres area of Port Arthur and I like the rural area very much. I do have to wonder what kind of hallucinogenic drugs he had used prior to writing his  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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 PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
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