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Lake Jackson, TX vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lake Charles has been positive.
- Lake Charles has 0.0% more unemployment than Lake Jackson.
- Lake Charles job growth has increased by 13.3% in the past 10 years.
 Lake Jackson, TXLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-13.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Lake Jackson    2 Reviews

Lake Jackson is a really nice place to raise a family. The schools are great in this part of the Brazosport area school district. The town has a lot of white collar  More

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Lake Jackson is an okayish place to grow up, but it is absolutely deadly for an adult. There's nothing there except chemical companies, cattle, and prison farms.   More

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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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