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Des Moines, WA vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Seattle has been positive.
- Seattle has 2.6% more unemployment than Des Moines.
- Seattle job growth has increased by 25.7% in the past 10 years.
 Des Moines, WASeattle, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.4%4.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.8%43.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.2%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.4%0.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.0%8.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.7%25.7%6.3%
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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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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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