2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Jacksonville Beach, FL vs Key West, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Key West has been positive.
- Key West has 1.6% more unemployment than Jacksonville Beach.
- Key West job growth has increased by 2.6% in the past 10 years.
 Jacksonville Beach, FLKey West, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth44.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-9.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Jacksonville Beach    8 Reviews

Moved here from Los Angeles. Couldn’t be happier - great climate, great people, low taxes and cost of living. No complaints  More

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Over 15 years ago

Great lifestyle! Residential beach community with one of the lowest chances of receiving a direct hurricane hit along the Florida coastline. You will find fabulous  More

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Over 16 years ago

Never realized how much cooler living by the beach can  More

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Reviews for Key West    7 Reviews

I was raised in Key West since 1980, these average cost prices for rent that you are seeing were not even accurate then, let alone now in 2021. The average cost of  More

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Over 9 years ago

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I have lived in Key West for the last seven years. During that time, I have observed very little change in the cost of living. I work for a national company that pays  More

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