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Portland, OR vs Baton Rouge, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Baton Rouge has been positive.
- Baton Rouge has 0.6% less unemployment than Portland.
- Baton Rouge job growth has increased by 1.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Portland, ORBaton Rouge, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.9%7.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.4%24.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.8%-5.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%-5.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.8%-6.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.8%-1.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Baton Rouge    64 Reviews

terrible place to  More

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Over 5 years ago

I live hear so i can't say i hate it but i don't like  More

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Don't get me wrong, this is a great school filled with many great teachers. I absolutely love all of the classes I am currently in and have been in. We are taught with  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
70816, 70808, 70815, 70806, 70805, 70802, 70820, 70807, 70814, 70819, 12 total

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