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Puyallup, WA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portland has been positive.
- Portland has 0.3% more unemployment than Puyallup.
- Portland job growth has increased by 11.8% in the past 10 years.

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 Puyallup, WAPortland, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.6%6.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.9%42.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.9%-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.3%-3.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth10.2%2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth16.5%11.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  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 PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON
98372 98371
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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