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Friday Harbor, WA vs Ellensburg, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ellensburg has been positive.
- Ellensburg has 0.9% less unemployment than Friday Harbor.
- Ellensburg job growth has increased by 5.5% in the past 10 years.
 Friday Harbor, WAEllensburg, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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Reviews for Ellensburg    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Q: where r the best places in the Ellensburg area that r protected from wind? Otherwise, is s good  More

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Over 18 years ago

This is a great town to live and raise a family. The central location is wonderful, close enough to take a day trip to Seattle. There's skiing close by, rivers to go  More

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