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Sonora, CA vs Shawnee, OK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Shawnee has been positive.
- Shawnee has 3.5% more unemployment than Sonora.
- Shawnee job growth has increased by 6.2% in the past 10 years.
 Sonora, CAShawnee, OKUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-11.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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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 16 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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