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Lafayette, LA vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Mesa has been positive.
- Mesa has 0.3% more unemployment than Lafayette.
- Mesa job growth has increased by 24.4% in the past 10 years.

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 Lafayette, LAMesa, AZUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.8%6.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth12.2%47.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.8%-2.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%5.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.0%14.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.2%24.4%6.3%

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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 1 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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ZIPS IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
70506 70508 70501 70503 70507
ZIPS IN MESA, ARIZONA
85204, 85201, 85207, 85205, 85209, 85210, 85202, 85203, 85208, 85206, 14 total

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