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Seattle, WA vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lake Charles has been positive.
- Lake Charles has 3.9% less unemployment than Seattle.
- Lake Charles job growth has increased by 13.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Seattle, WALake Charles, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.8%8.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth43.8%54.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.2%-13.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.9%-13.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth8.4%-3.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth25.7%13.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 1 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 3 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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ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
ZIPS IN LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA
70605 70601 70607 70615

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