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Lubbock, TX vs Portales, NM

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portales has been positive.
- Portales has 0.2% more unemployment than Lubbock.
- Portales job growth has increased by 5.2% in the past 10 years.
 Lubbock, TXPortales, NMUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.9%6.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.8%23.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.9%-1.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.0%-2.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.4%-2.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.2%-5.2%6.3%
Reviews for Lubbock    28 Reviews

Just wondering if anyone can give me some suggestions? I plan on retiring in Lubbock,Texas. I plan on renting. Where would be the best area for my family to live? What  More

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Sad to learn how dangerous this West Texas town has become. Completely, over taken with Down trodden people who have little. Burglaries happen hourly at a ridiculous  More

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I was born and raised in Lubbock. More or less,I spent about 30 years of my life there. I will start with the positive. It is a well established and well built city with  More

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Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 5 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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