2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Damascus, MD vs Lafayette, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lafayette has been positive.
- Lafayette has 0.1% more unemployment than Damascus.
- Lafayette job growth has increased by 6.2% in the past 10 years.
 Damascus, MDLafayette, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-9.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Damascus    2 Reviews

Damascus is located in the "prestigious" Montgomery County MD, located between Washington DC and Baltimore MD. One of the problems is that Damascus is upper northern  More

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beautiful surrounding countryside, lots of amenities concentrated nearby, and great natural recreation within 12 to 50 minutes: forest preserve, golf, C&O Canal tow  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 3 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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