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Edmonds, WA vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Salem has been positive.
- Salem has 1.0% less unemployment than Edmonds.
- Salem job growth has increased by 12.1% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Edmonds, WASalem, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.2%6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.3%40.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.3%-2.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.2%0.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.3%6.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.1%12.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Edmonds    11 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Please let me hear from people ages 60 and up who live in Edmonds and what it is like. Going to move next year to be nearer my son.   More

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Over 12 years ago

As many of you know, the Northwest is known for its quality of life and is indeed a great place to live. I'm a Seattle area native who grew up here and also lived in  More

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Over 12 years ago

Edmonds, WA is one of the best suburbs to live in if you are looking to work in Seattle. It used to be a short 20 minute commute downtown when I was growing up (the  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 EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
98026 98020
ZIPS IN SALEM, OREGON
97301 97302 97304 97306

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