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Slidell, LA vs Lawton, OK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lawton has been positive.
- Lawton has 2.3% more unemployment than Slidell.
- Lawton job growth has increased by 8.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Slidell, LALawton, OKUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.5%4.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.9%22.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.2%-3.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.9%-4.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%-5.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.7%-8.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Slidell    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

it is too close to new orleans east where there their crime has spread, had recent robberies. It is no longer nice to live. Sales tax rate has also increased in the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Crime is very little in my apartment  More

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Over 16 years ago

We are new to this city and state and would like more information as to finding affordable housing for low income  More

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Reviews for Lawton    45 Reviews

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  More

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ZIPS IN SLIDELL, LOUISIANA
70458 70461 70460
ZIPS IN LAWTON, OKLAHOMA
73505 73507 73501 73503

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