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Shawnee, OK vs Jasper, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Jasper has been positive.
- Jasper has 6.4% less unemployment than Shawnee.
- Jasper job growth has increased by 12.1% in the past 10 years.
 Shawnee, OKJasper, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock11.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-10.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Shawnee    7 Reviews

I have lived in Shawnee for almost 4 years. It is a poor town. Yes, it has a Christian University (OBU) but the college does not influence the town much. St Gregory's  More

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I think this might have been ok, but I needed a different approach. I could have rented a place here - had some very open landlords that had some decent, affordable  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Shawnee for 23 years now and my family has been here since statehood in 1907. I find that Shawnee is a delightful town to live in! It has all of your basic  More

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Reviews for Jasper    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

This used to be a great place, now its like one of those 80's TV show corrupt small towns - especially law enforcement, PD and County. If you have to go to this corrupt  More

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Over 16 years ago

The Jasper School System is a joke. My kids went their for 2 years. The lake of teachers willing to actually teach a child is disgusting. One of my children did not pass  More

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