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Portsmouth, OH vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Houston has been positive.
- Houston has 2.5% less unemployment than Portsmouth.
- Houston job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.
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 Portsmouth, OHHouston, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.5%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth20.1%30.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-1.6%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.9%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.3%6.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Portsmouth    1 Reviews
Laura · Manchester, OH
Former College Student
Over 18 years ago

Portsmouth is a poor town. However, Shawnee State University is located there--a good place to get a highly-affordable college education. The people there are very  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 PORTSMOUTH, OHIO
45662
ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
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