2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Issaquah, WA vs Ferndale, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ferndale has been positive.
- Ferndale has 1.6% less unemployment than Issaquah.
- Ferndale job growth has increased by 11.2% in the past 10 years.
 Issaquah, WAFerndale, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth45.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock5.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth31.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Issaquah    11 Reviews

Great place if you enjoy living in a city of cloned homes, cars, and humans with no souls. You know the ones. Why show off your new Mercedes, Land Rover or Porsche when  More

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I lived in Issaquah for close to 30 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the city - some good and some not so good. I was very sad to leave and even sorrier to have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Issaquah WAS a 5-star place to live, play, work, own a home, and raise a family. That was up until the late '70s and early 80s. Issaquah was a country utopia for over a  More

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Reviews for Ferndale    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Ferndale is expensive. Its a great place, next to the ocean, safe, close to local Bellingham nightlife, lots of scenery and parks but it's just too unaffordable. I'm a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Our property taxes went up 45% this year. Guess we shouldn't have weeded the yard or mowed the lawn! Gas prices are 40 cents per gallon higher than the national  More

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