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Long Beach, WA vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Tacoma has been positive.
- Tacoma has 0.9% more unemployment than Long Beach.
- Tacoma job growth has increased by 11.8% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Long Beach, WATacoma, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.2%7.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.0%39.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.9%-2.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.9%2.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth3.1%8.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.7%11.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Long Beach    1 Reviews

Long Beach WA is the highest rated place to live in WA, OR, CA, Idaho, Utah. San Diego is having its annual burn out of wildfires. Residents of San Diego who don't  More

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Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 3 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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ZIPS IN LONG BEACH, WASHINGTON
98631
ZIPS IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON
98404, 98409, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98422, 98408, 98418, 98403, 98465, 13 total

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