2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Kirkland, WA vs Port Townsend, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Port Townsend has been positive.
- Port Townsend has 2.9% less unemployment than Kirkland.
- Port Townsend job growth has increased by 4.7% in the past 10 years.
 Kirkland, WAPort Townsend, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock13.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth17.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Kirkland    14 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

12 years in Kirkland. It sure changed but love it. Great waterfront, restaurants, art galleries, public transportation, parks, and schools. And only 20 minutes from  More

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Beautiful water and mountain views, enticing wailing culture, bars, restaurants and upscale shopping. Lived here for 7 years now and lookig to move to someplace sunnier  More

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Over 14 years ago

We are not living in our home in Kirkland at the moment (retired now and moving about) and we miss it. Our home is in a lovely small cul de sac and backs on to a  More

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Reviews for Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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