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Houston, TX vs Elk City, OK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Elk City has been positive.
- Elk City has 3.0% more unemployment than Houston.
- Elk City job growth has increased by 4.5% in the past 10 years.
 Houston, TXElk City, OKUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%5.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%19.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-8.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-14.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-19.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%-4.5%6.3%
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 Elk City    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Elk City has very friendly people! The climate is very good. Not exceptionally cold in the winter. Very little snow. Summers can be hot but not a lot of days of  More

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