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Houston, TX vs California, PA

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- Job Growth in California has been positive.
- California has 0.1% more unemployment than Houston.
- California job growth has increased by 1.6% in the past 10 years.
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 Houston, TXCalifornia, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%7.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%24.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-7.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-5.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-5.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%-1.6%6.3%

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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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melodee · Butler, PA
looking
Over 18 years ago

looking to make a decision on whether to live in butler pa or pittsburgh pa and drive to butler for my job...i would like to live in the city and pittsburgh has all that  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN CALIFORNIA, PENNSYLVANIA
15419 15423
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