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Lake Charles, LA vs Springfield, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Springfield has been positive.
- Springfield has 1.6% more unemployment than Lake Charles.
- Springfield job growth has increased by 10.1% in the past 10 years.
 Lake Charles, LASpringfield, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.7%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth54.2%22.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-13.6%-7.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-13.5%-8.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%-9.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.3%-10.1%6.3%
Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 1 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 3 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 Springfield    25 Reviews

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

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I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

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Over 3 years ago

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More

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