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Lakewood, OH vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portland has been positive.
- Portland has 1.7% less unemployment than Lakewood.
- Portland job growth has increased by 11.8% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Lakewood, OHPortland, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.2%6.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.8%42.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-10.1%-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.6%-3.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.3%2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-10.6%11.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Lakewood, Ohio has the best of everything. Restaurants, small business, walkability, library, theater, schools, century homes, front porches, neighborhoods, parks, Lake  More

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Over 11 years ago

If you get a job in Cleveland, THIS IS THE PLACE TO LIVE! It has something for everybody. I was raised here and never knew anything else at this time. Once I went away  More

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Over 11 years ago

I haven't lived here, but have spent a lot of time in the area, and most certainly will move here when I finally can move back to the Cleveland area in a few years. I  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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ZIPS IN LAKEWOOD, OHIO
44107
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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