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Lawton, OK vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Myers has been positive.
- Fort Myers has 1.1% less unemployment than Lawton.
- Fort Myers job growth has increased by 45.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Lawton, OKFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.2%5.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.7%44.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.1%-5.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%4.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%13.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-8.5%45.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Lawton    45 Reviews

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  More

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Reviews for Fort Myers    54 Reviews

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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ZIPS IN LAWTON, OKLAHOMA
73505 73507 73501 73503
ZIPS IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
33905 33916 33901 33966

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