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Lake Charles, LA vs Burlington, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Burlington has been positive.
- Burlington has 2.0% more unemployment than Lake Charles.
- Burlington job growth has increased by 7.8% in the past 10 years.
 Lake Charles, LABurlington, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth54.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-13.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-12.0%-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 Burlington    1 Reviews

Burlington iowa is a great historical town it's a great place to live if you make atlest 37 to 40 dollers an hour but if your on a fixed income of less then a 1000  More

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