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Shreveport, LA vs Evansville, IN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Evansville has been positive.
- Evansville has 2.6% more unemployment than Shreveport.
- Evansville job growth has increased by 1.7% in the past 10 years.
 Shreveport, LAEvansville, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth16.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-14.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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Reviews for Evansville    34 Reviews

I have lived in many places including Chicago Gary Indiana, Reno Nevada, Western Kentucky, and the north, west, and east side of Evansville so when I read the things  More

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I have lived in many places including Chicago Gary Indiana, Reno Nevada, Western Kentucky, and the north, west, and east side of Evansville so when I read the things  More

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Moved here from Gary Indiana decades ago due to Gary's violence. Well Im moving away from Evansville for the same reason. Im Done! Drugs are just everywhere & 23  More

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