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Chesapeake, VA vs Des Moines, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Des Moines has been positive.
- Des Moines has 2.4% less unemployment than Chesapeake.
- Des Moines job growth has increased by 10.7% in the past 10 years.
 Chesapeake, VADes Moines, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.0%7.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.2%35.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.8%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.0%0.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.7%2.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.0%10.7%6.3%
Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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