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Austin, MN vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Seattle has been positive.
- Seattle has 0.6% less unemployment than Austin.
- Seattle job growth has increased by 25.7% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Austin, MNSeattle, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.2%4.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.7%43.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth0.5%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.3%0.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.1%8.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.1%25.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Austin    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I lived in Austin for 15 years. I only lasted that long because I had kids and wanted to raise them close to my hometown in another state. I would recommend that you  More

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Over 17 years ago

man you may not think that austin can be hard or anything but im tellin u that i moved up here from chicago and this is a bad little town, the crime rates are high and  More

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, MINNESOTA
55912
ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total

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