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Sherman, TX vs Longview, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Longview has been positive.
- Longview has 2.3% less unemployment than Sherman.
- Longview job growth has increased by 7.0% in the past 10 years.
 Sherman, TXLongview, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-8.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Sherman    4 Reviews

I'm a sub in the school system and boy is it an eye opener! A LOT MORE MONEY needs to be spent here. There are so many people with very little education, few good  More

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Over 12 years ago

This is very INACCURATE. You can NOT find a decent house for $79,000 in this area unless it is a mobile home/trailer. I looked for 6 months and could NOT find a house in  More

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Over 17 years ago

Sherman is one of the nicest cities in the U.S. First, the population and the business climate is exploding, with new hotels, a convention center and 7 new banks in the  More

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Reviews for Longview    9 Reviews

I was born and raised here. I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be  More

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The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to  More

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Over 15 years ago

Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children  More

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