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Houston, TX vs Covington, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Covington has been positive.
- Covington has 3.6% more unemployment than Houston.
- Covington job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Houston, TXCovington, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%4.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%28.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-7.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-3.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-1.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%6.1%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 Covington    3 Reviews

I have lived half of my life in Covington, LA and can honestly say I am glad that I moved back to the country in Bush, LA. Covington is too clogged with traffic, stores,  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. Since Hurricane Katrina the area has exploded with people and traffic. It's a nice place to visit but you don't want to live  More

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Over 17 years ago

What kind of family entertainment do Covington  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN COVINGTON, LOUISIANA
70433 70435

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