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Lake Charles, LA vs Roswell, NM

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Roswell has been positive.
- Roswell has 0.7% more unemployment than Lake Charles.
- Roswell job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.
 Lake Charles, LARoswell, NMUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth54.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-13.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-1.4%-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 Roswell    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Fantastic. Love the fearless open minds and hearts. Stayed there 2 years, versatile U.S.  More

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Methamphetamine, poverty/crime and cockroaches/scorpions are rampant in Roswell! The climate is DRY & it’s difficult to grow anything but weeds!  More

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Over 6 years ago

My family & I moved here from Olympia, Washington. It's a really nice town, plenty of sunshine, southern hospitality, biggest city in Chaves County & ?? friendly.  More

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