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Waco, TX vs Baton Rouge, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Baton Rouge has been positive.
- Baton Rouge has 0.9% less unemployment than Waco.
- Baton Rouge job growth has increased by 1.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Waco, TXBaton Rouge, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.6%7.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.3%24.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.0%-5.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.5%-5.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth5.3%-6.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.1%-1.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Waco    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This town is a nightmare for all nearby towns or people passing through. Expect to add an hour to your trip if you're passing through. Traffic. Traffic traffic.  More

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Best city in Texas when you count traffic, housing cost, eateries, Baylor Bear sports, largest urban lake in Texas, Texas Rangers Hall of Fame, Texas Sports Hall of  More

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i was raised in waco tx and recently moved to country to get away from the drama and crime associated w living in waco.But it seems now the city of Waco has purchased  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 WACO, TEXAS
76706 76708 76712 76710 76707 76711 76704 76701 76798
ZIPS IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
70816, 70808, 70815, 70806, 70805, 70802, 70820, 70807, 70814, 70819, 12 total

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