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Shawnee, OK vs Mesquite, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Mesquite has been positive.
- Mesquite has 2.6% less unemployment than Shawnee.
- Mesquite job growth has increased by 3.9% in the past 10 years.
 Shawnee, OKMesquite, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.8%7.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.3%40.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.5%-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%-4.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%-2.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.2%3.9%6.3%
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 15 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 Mesquite    6 Reviews

The City of Mesquite, TX has a big problem with overlooking serious problems involving safety of the roads and drunk drivers. There has been numerous accidents and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Everything is soooo spaced out which I hate the most coming from the Midwest where everything is about 15-20 minutes away. I live in Mesquite which is where people with  More

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Over 15 years ago

Mesquite, TX will not even enforce their own documented travel policies against violators consisting of some former and current (2009) council and staff. Although  More

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