2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Lakeland, FL vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Dallas has been positive.
- Dallas has 1.8% less unemployment than Lakeland.
- Dallas job growth has increased by 15.4% in the past 10 years.
 Lakeland, FLDallas, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.6%7.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.5%45.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.2%-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.5%-2.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth5.4%3.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.8%15.4%6.3%
Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 3 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 6 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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