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Orange, TX vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lake Charles has been positive.
- Lake Charles has 1.4% more unemployment than Orange.
- Lake Charles job growth has increased by 13.3% in the past 10 years.
 Orange, TXLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-13.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Orange    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

if your looking for the small town life and their point of views your in heaven besides the humid weather but if you are used to a more diverse and broad minded  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hot and Humid, did I mention hot?? Spring and Fall are milder, winter, if you can call it winter is VERY mild, and the summer, well........ IT'S  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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