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Longview, TX vs Waskom, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Waskom has been positive.
- Waskom has 0.2% more unemployment than Longview.
- Waskom job growth has increased by 4.0% in the past 10 years.
 Longview, TXWaskom, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth19.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-9.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-7.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Longview    9 Reviews

I was born and raised here. I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be  More

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The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children  More

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Reviews for Waskom    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I moved to Waskom about 1 year ago from Shreveport, where I lived for about 8 months. I didn't like Shreveport at all, the crime there is terrible. Waskom is a nice  More

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