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Conroe, TX vs Palmer, AK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Palmer has been positive.
- Palmer has 0.2% more unemployment than Conroe.
- Palmer job growth has increased by 14.9% in the past 10 years.
 Conroe, TXPalmer, AKUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth72.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth51.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Conroe    9 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Living in Conroe and driving to Houston for work is a death-defying feat. My steering wheel in my Honda still has grip marks from the sheer stress of the traffic  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have a very high quality of life here. We have lots of trees and privacy yet all the conveniences of The Woodlands only 5 minutes  More

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Over 17 years ago

Love it! Stay a  More

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Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 20 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 20 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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