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Redding, CA vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lake Charles has been positive.
- Lake Charles has 1.9% less unemployment than Redding.
- Lake Charles job growth has increased by 13.3% in the past 10 years.
 Redding, CALake Charles, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-13.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Redding    61 Reviews

What an amazing place to live. No place is perfect but the people here are friendly with several parks nearby and many miles of trails from Road Biking to MBT. Check out  More

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Take a hike if you don't like different points of view, religious or generally conservative people. No one will miss you. California has been going in the wrong  More

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Over 4 years ago

I retired to Redding 6 years ago and I can truthfully say that I made a huge mistake. If you are looking to move to an area that has; thriving arts scene, gourmet  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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