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West Monroe, LA vs Bastrop, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bastrop has been positive.
- Bastrop has 2.5% less unemployment than West Monroe.
- Bastrop job growth has increased by 3.4% in the past 10 years.
 West Monroe, LABastrop, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for West Monroe    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

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Over 19 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 19 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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Reviews for Bastrop    1 Reviews

It would do the state and country a world of good. I've been up here since evacuating from New Orleans and the only good thing I can say about it is that some of the  More

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