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Fort Stockton, TX vs Topeka, KS

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Topeka has been positive.
- Topeka has 4.4% more unemployment than Fort Stockton.
- Topeka job growth has increased by 2.5% in the past 10 years.
 Fort Stockton, TXTopeka, KSUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth20.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-10.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Fort Stockton    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Fort Stockton is a glorified truck stop in the middle of nowhere. The biggest thing there is Walmart and the best restaurant is the IHOP.  More

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Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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