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Austin, TX vs Washington, DC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Washington has been positive.
- Washington has 1.9% less unemployment than Austin.
- Washington job growth has increased by 20.7% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Austin, TXWashington, DCUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%7.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth47.0%33.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.3%-4.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.7%-0.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth6.1%4.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth25.5%20.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
20011, 20002, 20019, 20020, 20009, 20001, 20032, 20016, 20010, 20003, 45 total

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