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Mount Pleasant, TX vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Houston has been positive.
- Houston has 1.6% less unemployment than Mount Pleasant.
- Houston job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.
 Mount Pleasant, TXHouston, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Mount Pleasant    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Mt Pleasant is a small town in the middle of "east" Texas. 50 miles from Texarkana, 90 miles from down down Dallas, and 45 miles from Longview and Tyler. The life here  More

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Over 18 years ago

The church that you go to determines your social status and who will be friendly towards  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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