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East St. Louis, IL vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Houston has been positive.
- Houston has 4.0% more unemployment than East St. Louis.
- Houston job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.
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 East St. Louis, ILHouston, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment12.0%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.6%30.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.7%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.5%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.7%-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%6.1%6.3%

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Reviews for East St. Louis    4 Reviews
Quinnten · Swansea, IL
City Of Champions
Over 4 years ago

FACT CHECK: The reason for the City Of Champions moniker, is that it really is on an almost unimaginable scale. This just one news excerpt of many, many, many over years  More

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Edmund · Spring Valley, NV
Beauty incarnate
Over 6 years ago

East St louis is paradise on earth. vibrant night life and great  More

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john · St. Louis, MO
economy
Over 16 years ago

East st louis has a very depressed economy, virtually no employment, poor housing with a significant high property tax rate, virtually no employment opportunities,  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 EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS
62205 62204 62201 62203
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