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2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Houston, TX vs Riverside, TX

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- Job Growth in Riverside has been positive.
- Riverside has 0.2% more unemployment than Houston.
- Riverside job growth has increased by 4.1% in the past 10 years.
 Houston, TXRiverside, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%  Unlock6.3%
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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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 Riverside    1 Reviews
Bp · Riverside, TX
What type of crime's occur in Riverside?
Over 14 years ago

Crime is everywhere,but each town has more of one,than  More

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