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Okeechobee, FL vs Fort Meade, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Meade has been positive.
- Fort Meade has 1.2% less unemployment than Okeechobee.
- Fort Meade job growth has increased by 18.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Okeechobee, FLFort Meade, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.4%5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.4%43.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.2%-2.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.4%3.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.0%9.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.0%18.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Okeechobee    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Okeechobee since 1985. It is a good place to raise kids due to lower crime rates, however, children-related activities are few and far between, unless  More

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Over 15 years ago

It was named for the Lake Okeechobee, which was itself named for Hitchiti words oka (water) and chobi (big). I grew up in Okeechobee County in the 70's, I still love  More

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Over 16 years ago

This town has such a crazy name. I cant even pronounce it and i live  More

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Reviews for Fort Meade    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Fort Meade most of my life, the town is a very small town, and it is nice to live in this area. It's not that far from either Coast, and there is decent  More

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Over 16 years ago

Fort meade is a great town. I've lived here my entire life. There is not much crime. I would encourage persons to live here. It has a great community, and people are  More

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34972
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