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Houston, TX vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lake Charles has been positive.
- Lake Charles has 0.7% less unemployment than Houston.
- Lake Charles job growth has increased by 13.3% in the past 10 years.
 Houston, TXLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%8.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%54.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-13.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-13.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-3.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%13.3%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 Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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