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Lafayette, LA vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Tuscaloosa has been positive.
- Tuscaloosa has 1.4% more unemployment than Lafayette.
- Tuscaloosa job growth has increased by 15.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Lafayette, LATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.8%4.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth12.2%31.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.8%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%0.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.0%2.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.2%15.5%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 Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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ZIPS IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
70506 70508 70501 70503 70507
ZIPS IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
35405 35401 35404 35406 35456 35446

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