2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Kent, WA vs Bethesda, MD

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bethesda has been positive.
- Bethesda has 1.6% more unemployment than Kent.
- Bethesda job growth has increased by 2.2% in the past 10 years.
 Kent, WABethesda, MDUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.3%5.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.1%31.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.2%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.1%-4.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.6%-2.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.2%2.2%6.3%
Reviews for Kent    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Western Washington has a moderate climate with summers that do not get too hot as a rule usually the upper 70's to low 80's for a couple months then dropping back to  More

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employment-housing-mass-transit, kent has it  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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