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Lawton, OK vs Lexington, OK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lexington has been positive.
- Lexington has 0.6% more unemployment than Lawton.
- Lexington job growth has increased by 8.3% in the past 10 years.
 Lawton, OKLexington, OKUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-8.5%  Unlock6.3%
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 Lexington    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

About 8k between Lexington and sister city Purcell across the river. New Wal-mart SC 5min away in Purcell. 20min from Norman jobs and  More

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