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Lake Charles, LA vs Fort Stockton, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Stockton has been positive.
- Fort Stockton has 0.4% more unemployment than Lake Charles.
- Fort Stockton job growth has increased by 10.1% in the past 10 years.
 Lake Charles, LAFort Stockton, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth54.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-13.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-8.1%-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 Fort Stockton    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Fort Stockton is a glorified truck stop in the middle of nowhere. The biggest thing there is Walmart and the best restaurant is the IHOP.  More

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