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Fife, WA vs Lakewood, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lakewood has been positive.
- Lakewood has 1.0% less unemployment than Fife.
- Lakewood job growth has increased by 6.7% in the past 10 years.
 Fife, WALakewood, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.8%7.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth41.3%39.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.9%-2.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.2%1.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth10.6%5.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.9%6.7%6.3%
Reviews for Fife    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This small suburb of Tacoma checks all the boxes for me, so where do I start? Fife has a bit of everything for every walk of life and virtually any activity you wish  More

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Over 17 years ago

A town so small if you blink it is gone. It is really a small suburb of tacoma. I lived there for only three weeks and had to move  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 15 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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