2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Ruston, LA vs Topeka, KS

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Topeka has been positive.
- Topeka has 0.8% more unemployment than Ruston.
- Topeka job growth has increased by 2.5% in the past 10 years.
 Ruston, LATopeka, KSUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.7%3.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.8%23.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.6%-1.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%-2.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.5%-2.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth5.4%-2.5%6.3%
Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 3 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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Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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