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Lawton, OK vs Pitman, NJ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Pitman has been positive.
- Pitman has 3.1% less unemployment than Lawton.
- Pitman job growth has increased by 0.3% in the past 10 years.
 Lawton, OKPitman, NJUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-1.5%-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 Pitman    2 Reviews

I grew up in the town next door & spent the majority of my youth he here. IMHO Pitman is small town America at its finest. “Uptown” could put any “Main St” to shame. It  More

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Over 17 years ago

A very small town that has a reasonable cost of  More

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