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Panama City, FL vs Houma, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Houma has been positive.
- Houma has 2.1% less unemployment than Panama City.
- Houma job growth has increased by 12.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Panama City, FLHouma, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.3%7.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.2%2.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.3%-4.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.3%-3.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-11.9%-15.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.3%-12.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Panama City    20 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved here from Akron, OH back in 2007 and was expecting a huge city (similar to Miami), nope, I was wrong. It ended up being more like a backwards redneck town more  More

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Over 3 years ago

If you love bars, trailers, isolation, and generic shopping while feeling depressed then this is the place for you. Panama City has alot of shallow people, most red  More

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This review is from a 24 year resident moved from Michigan. When I first moved, I missed the bigger city things like a university, large library, electronics stores, and  More

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Reviews for Houma    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I lived in Houma from 2 years of age until 61. If you love fishing, eating fried/boiled seafood, and enjoy hot humid weather, this is your town. Except for having easy  More

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Over 15 years ago

Houma has absolutely nothing to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Hot summers; significant hurricanes and tropical storms about once every 5  More

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ZIPS IN PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
32405 32401
ZIPS IN HOUMA, LOUISIANA
70360 70363

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