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Lake Havasu City, AZ vs Carlsbad, NM

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Carlsbad has been positive.
- Carlsbad has 2.2% less unemployment than Lake Havasu City.
- Carlsbad job growth has increased by 37.8% in the past 10 years.
 Lake Havasu City, AZCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock11.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Lake Havasu City    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

First I want to begin this review by saying I am a young black woman who stopped here for 1 day on her way to California with my husband, who is white. Every  More

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Over 4 years ago

Unfortunately, many on the far-right like to “claim” Lake Havasu City, but that’s going to change very soon as more Dems move in and help to build the economy and add  More

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My wife and I purchased last year for a few reasons: we got tired of the people in California; city living and crime. Not trying to insult anyone just true. As we  More

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Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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