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Des Moines, WA vs Yelm, WA

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- Job Growth in Yelm has been positive.
- Yelm has 1.5% more unemployment than Des Moines.
- Yelm job growth has increased by 15.7% in the past 10 years.
 Des Moines, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock11.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.7%  Unlock6.3%
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Louis · Yelm, WA
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Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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jennifer · Yelm, WA
Yelm is our little known secret, don't tell anyone
Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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