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Houma, LA vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lake Charles has been positive.
- Lake Charles has 1.3% less unemployment than Houma.
- Lake Charles job growth has increased by 13.3% in the past 10 years.
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 Houma, LALake Charles, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.4%8.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth2.2%54.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.4%-13.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%-13.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-15.5%-3.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-12.5%13.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Houma    4 Reviews
Bryan · Artondale, WA
Living in Houma
Over 6 years ago

I lived in Houma from 2 years of age until 61. If you love fishing, eating fried/boiled seafood, and enjoy hot humid weather, this is your town. Except for having easy  More

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Kelly · Houma, LA
Southern boredom
Over 15 years ago

Houma has absolutely nothing to  More

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Walter · Houma, LA
Climate
Over 16 years ago

Hot summers; significant hurricanes and tropical storms about once every 5  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews
Jeff · Moss Bluff, LA
Good good good…
Over 1 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Jeremy · Moss Bluff, LA
Very tense atmosphere
Over 3 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Marshall L. · 
clannish (feels like a cult)
Over 4 years ago

Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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70605 70601 70607 70615
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