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Bloomington, MN vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Salem has been positive.
- Salem has 1.6% less unemployment than Bloomington.
- Salem job growth has increased by 12.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Bloomington, MNSalem, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.6%6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.4%40.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.6%-2.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%0.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%6.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.2%12.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Bloomington    3 Reviews

the cost of living is outrageous and the climate is one of the worst in the U.S. people are rude and traffic is  More

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bloomington is a comfortalble subarb, but their are huge diffrances between the east and west sides of town for example; shanty's ,housing thiry family members in a two  More

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Over 17 years ago

With the light rail and bus system, it's very easy to get around Bloomington as well as travel downtown. Still most people drive, however. If you want your older kids  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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ZIPS IN BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA
55420 55431 55437 55438 55425
ZIPS IN SALEM, OREGON
97301 97302 97304 97306

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