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Oxford, AL vs New Orleans, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in New Orleans has been positive.
- New Orleans has 7.1% less unemployment than Oxford.
- New Orleans job growth has increased by 7.2% in the past 10 years.
 Oxford, ALNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock11.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Oxford    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Oxford is a very Christian city, predominantly Baptist. If you're not Christian it may be hard to fit in here. (People are nice and friendly towards me, and adult.  More

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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