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Oakland Park, FL vs Opa-locka, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Opa-locka has been positive.
- Opa-locka has 2.9% less unemployment than Oakland Park.
- Opa-locka job growth has increased by 9.5% in the past 10 years.
 Oakland Park, FLOpa-locka, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-11.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Oakland Park    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Oakland Park for 10 years originally from the East coast. What I like about Oakland Park although it is city within metro Fort Lauderdale it still has a  More

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Over 17 years ago

You are living in the greater Fort Lauderdale area. It's the city, so you get all the good and all of the bad of city life. I'm not saying we are big like NYC or  More

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Reviews for Opa-Locka    1 Reviews

Having run 2 businesses in Opa-Locka for over 20 years, I would highly advise don't be lured by cheap warehouse space. Opa-Locka is 98% Black and extremely violent.   More

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