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Tacoma, WA vs Port Orchard, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Port Orchard has been positive.
- Port Orchard has 1.5% more unemployment than Tacoma.
- Port Orchard job growth has increased by 9.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Tacoma, WAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.3%5.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.9%36.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.9%-2.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.1%4.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth8.0%9.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.8%9.2%6.3%

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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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Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 5 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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Over 11 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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ZIPS IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON
98404, 98409, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98422, 98408, 98418, 98403, 98465, 13 total
ZIPS IN PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
98366

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