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Lake Charles, LA vs Arroyo Grande, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Arroyo Grande has been positive.
- Arroyo Grande has 2.9% more unemployment than Lake Charles.
- Arroyo Grande job growth has increased by 2.2% in the past 10 years.
 Lake Charles, LAArroyo Grande, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth54.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-13.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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Reviews for Arroyo Grande    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Arroyo Grande is a nice place to live. However, it is rather expensive for many people. There is a large retirement community living here, and home and rental prices are  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived here for nearly thirty years and love it. Great, easy climate year round. I know what I'm talking about--having lived in San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada,  More

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People from here absolutely love it and refuse to admit that it is much too expensive. They hate change. To live in a good school area will cost you dearly. There is  More

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