2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
La Plata, MD vs Huntsville, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Huntsville has been positive.
- Huntsville has 2.8% more unemployment than La Plata.
- Huntsville job growth has increased by 14.5% in the past 10 years.
 La Plata, MDHuntsville, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock10.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for La Plata    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Nice little town, but very expensive to live here, especially if one is retired on a fixed  More

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We have lived here for several years now. The schools are good and the teachers have been excellent. There are also several good private schools available. The people  More

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Terrible traffic, runaway growth, fast sliding into a  More

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Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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