2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Houston, TX vs Holden, MA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Holden has been positive.
- Holden has 3.2% more unemployment than Houston.
- Holden job growth has increased by 10.1% in the past 10 years.
 Houston, TXHolden, MAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-1.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 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 3 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 3 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 Holden    1 Reviews

My husband and I bought our home in Holden last month and it's and I'm proud to say we picked a great town! It's small, but theres plenty to do! The people are very  More

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