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Carnation, WA vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Salem has been positive.
- Salem has 0.8% less unemployment than Carnation.
- Salem job growth has increased by 12.1% in the past 10 years.
 Carnation, WASalem, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.4%6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.5%40.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.2%-2.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.2%0.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth4.8%6.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth18.4%12.1%6.3%
Reviews for Carnation    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Carnation is a great place to live. The culture here is laid back, and the people are caring and friendly. Carnation is basically surrounded by some of the best hiking  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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