2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Orange, TX vs Ruston, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ruston has been positive.
- Ruston has 5.4% more unemployment than Orange.
- Ruston job growth has increased by 5.4% in the past 10 years.
 Orange, TXRuston, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.5%-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 Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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