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Jacksonville, FL vs Houma, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Houma has been positive.
- Houma has 2.5% less unemployment than Jacksonville.
- Houma job growth has increased by 12.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Jacksonville, FLHouma, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.9%7.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth44.4%2.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.9%-4.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.0%-3.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth4.1%-15.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.9%-12.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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Reviews for Houma    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I lived in Houma from 2 years of age until 61. If you love fishing, eating fried/boiled seafood, and enjoy hot humid weather, this is your town. Except for having easy  More

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Over 15 years ago

Houma has absolutely nothing to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Hot summers; significant hurricanes and tropical storms about once every 5  More

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ZIPS IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
32210, 32244, 32218, 32225, 32246, 32256, 32224, 32216, 32257, 32209, 31 total
ZIPS IN HOUMA, LOUISIANA
70360 70363

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