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Shreveport, LA vs West Monroe, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in West Monroe has been positive.
- West Monroe has 2.3% more unemployment than Shreveport.
- West Monroe job growth has increased by 0.8% in the past 10 years.
 Shreveport, LAWest Monroe, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth16.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.8%-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 West Monroe    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

houses for  More

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Over 18 years ago

I was born and raised in West Monroe. I currently reside in Monroe, but I teach in West Monroe. There are pros and cons about West Monroe like anywhere else you may  More

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Over 18 years ago

This town is very sports oriented, therefore if your child doesn't play a sport there isn't very much to do  More

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