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Lake Charles, LA vs Broken Bow, OK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Broken Bow has been positive.
- Broken Bow has 4.1% more unemployment than Lake Charles.
- Broken Bow job growth has increased by 9.6% in the past 10 years.
 Lake Charles, LABroken Bow, OKUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth54.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-13.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock4.2%-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 Broken Bow    1 Reviews

Broken Bow is in the southeastern corner of OK in a heavily wooded area. There are many attributes in this small town. The Beaver's Bend State Park is gorgeous. Its  More

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