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Lafayette, LA vs Watertown, NY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Watertown has been positive.
- Watertown has 2.0% less unemployment than Lafayette.
- Watertown job growth has increased by 15.6% in the past 10 years.
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 Lafayette, LAWatertown, NYUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.8%7.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth12.2%16.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.8%-4.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%-5.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.0%-9.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.2%-15.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews
Arthur · Breaux Bridge, LA
Happiest and Tastiest
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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Arthur · Breaux Bridge, LA
The Good outweighs the bad
Over 2 years ago

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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Do · Dallas, TX
Hottest neighborhoods in Laf. right now?
Over 8 years ago

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

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Reviews for Watertown    2 Reviews
Ronald · New York, NY
Nice quiet town but many small town issues
Over 6 years ago

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Jaymes · Watertown, NY
Watertown, NY
Over 16 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the town  More

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