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Iowa City, IA vs Shreveport, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Shreveport has been positive.
- Shreveport has 4.6% less unemployment than Iowa City.
- Shreveport job growth has increased by 14.1% in the past 10 years.
 Iowa City, IAShreveport, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.5%8.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.5%16.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.9%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.2%-5.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.3%-9.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.6%-14.1%6.3%
Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 6 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 5 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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