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Bossier City, LA vs Lafayette, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lafayette has been positive.
- Lafayette has 0.6% less unemployment than Bossier City.
- Lafayette job growth has increased by 6.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Bossier City, LALafayette, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.2%5.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.2%12.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.2%-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%-3.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%-9.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.3%-6.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Bossier City    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

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This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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ZIPS IN BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA
71111 71112 71110
ZIPS IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
70506 70508 70501 70503 70507

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