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Elk Grove, CA vs Lafayette, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lafayette has been positive.
- Lafayette has 0.4% more unemployment than Elk Grove.
- Lafayette job growth has increased by 6.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Elk Grove, CALafayette, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.2%5.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.3%12.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%-3.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.0%-9.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.4%-6.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  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 ELK GROVE, CALIFORNIA
95624 95758 95757
ZIPS IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
70506 70508 70501 70503 70507

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