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West Lafayette, IN vs Federal Way, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Federal Way has been positive.
- Federal Way has 4.2% less unemployment than West Lafayette.
- Federal Way job growth has increased by 9.5% in the past 10 years.

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 West Lafayette, INFederal Way, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment2.9%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.5%39.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.2%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.5%-3.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth5.1%-0.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth69.5%9.5%6.3%

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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 10 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 13 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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Reviews for Federal Way    14 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The  More

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I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs  More

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I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower  More

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ZIPS IN WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
47906 47907
ZIPS IN FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON
98023 98003

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