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Olney, IL vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Houston has been positive.
- Houston has 3.4% less unemployment than Olney.
- Houston job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.
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 Olney, ILHouston, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.6%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.8%30.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-1.6%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.5%-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.7%6.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Olney    2 Reviews
Amanda · Olney, IL
Sleepy town slowly awakening
Over 2 years ago

Olney is a small slowly awakening sleepy town in Southern Illinois. It is still small hometown USA with a little more opportunity than Mayberry. We have new businesses,  More

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Bil · Olney, IL
Mellow Little Town
Over 12 years ago

Perfect place to live if you want a quiet place with friendly people and white squirrels. The white squirrels are Olney's claim to  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
Over 2 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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 2 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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 2 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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