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Vivian, LA vs Opelousas, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Opelousas has been positive.
- Opelousas has 0.2% more unemployment than Vivian.
- Opelousas job growth has increased by 4.9% in the past 10 years.
 Vivian, LAOpelousas, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth16.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-13.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Vivian    3 Reviews

The town is vastly a retirement community.  More

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Over 14 years ago

The people of Vivian are vastly senior citizens. The next largest population group are African Americans. The young to middle aged Caucasian demographic largely consists  More

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I have lived in Vivan, Louisiana for 5 years now. I am a born and raised California woman of 37 years. I was looking for a slower paced life and someplace to raise my  More

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Reviews for Opelousas    2 Reviews

After living in Opelousas, for 18 months I'll respond to changes from my provous post. The 24 Hour liquior sales has been banned, except at the Evangeline Downs  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hello all I'm new to Opelousas, At first When i moved here I was like why did I move here, The Roads are horrible , Infrustructure needs lots of updating (Ex. Water  More

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