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Carlsbad, CA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portland has been positive.
- Portland has 1.3% less unemployment than Carlsbad.
- Portland job growth has increased by 11.8% in the past 10 years.

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 Carlsbad, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.6%6.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.3%42.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.6%-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.4%-3.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.4%2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth5.0%11.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Carlsbad    38 Reviews

I've lived in Carlsbad (92008) for 8 years now and really appreciate all that it has to offer. Yes, ALL of San Diego County is expensive, but Carlsbad has [possibly]  More

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Over 3 years ago

Carlson has the worst winters. It averages about 10 meters of snow per week. Every shop is  More

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Ok, I get it, the climate is mild and tolerable but even that is over-rated when you consider how many cloudy days there are in this town. The sun coming out at 3 and  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 CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA
92009 92008 92011 92010
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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