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McAlester, OK vs Carlsbad, NM

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Carlsbad has been positive.
- Carlsbad has 2.9% less unemployment than McAlester.
- Carlsbad job growth has increased by 37.8% in the past 10 years.
 McAlester, OKCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock11.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-11.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Mcalester    3 Reviews

Recently moved here from Texas and we’re loving it so far. It reminds us of old Georgetown, Tx, where we grew up. We love small, close knit towns and McAlester is just  More

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Having lived in McAlester in the early 50's, I find it interesting that the population of the City of McAlester is about the same as it was suring the 50's and the  More

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Over 18 years ago

My family moved here last year when my husband got a job with an oil technology firm. The housing market is great here. You can find a nice house for an affordable  More

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Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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