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Independence, MO vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Houston has been positive.
- Houston has 2.3% less unemployment than Independence.
- Houston job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Independence, MOHouston, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.7%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.5%30.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.8%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.3%6.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 10 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 11 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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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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ZIPS IN INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI
64055 64050 64052 64056 64057 64053
ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total

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