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Houston, TX vs Bossier City, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bossier City has been positive.
- Bossier City has 2.8% more unemployment than Houston.
- Bossier City job growth has increased by 1.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Houston, TXBossier City, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%5.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%21.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-3.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-4.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%1.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

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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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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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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Reviews for Bossier City    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

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This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA
71111 71112 71110

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