2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Sweet Home, OR vs Ruston, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ruston has been positive.
- Ruston has 2.1% more unemployment than Sweet Home.
- Ruston job growth has increased by 5.4% in the past 10 years.
 Sweet Home, ORRuston, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Sweet Home    4 Reviews

My son and his family are looking at a job transfer from Medford where fire smoke is getting nearly unbearable. I told him it’s bad in this area too, but what do the  More

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Over 7 years ago

This little town has potential but not enough financial support backing its law enforcement and park area's. Very depressed community and as an old logging town it  More

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Sweet Home is a beautiful town in the mountains with a river running through town. There are two reservoirs within a few minutes drive. Great fishing, boating and  More

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Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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