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La Grande, OR vs Philomath, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Philomath has been positive.
- Philomath has 2.5% more unemployment than La Grande.
- Philomath job growth has increased by 3.9% in the past 10 years.
 La Grande, ORPhilomath, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for La Grande    6 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

When I moved to LaGrande in 2018, my son decided to go to college there. If you are curious about the EOU education, it's what a kid makes of it. He completed a degree  More

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Over 3 years ago

Don’t be fooled by thinking that scenery equals a good place to live. The town is too isolated to be this small with an over abundance of small minded, ignorant people  More

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Growing up in a different small town and making the journey to La Grande for college (home of Eastern Oregon University), I found the migration to La Grande's community  More

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Reviews for Philomath    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Nice little town but it is a little more to live at this  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have no idea where you are getting you information. If it is from the city offices it is totally wrong. Since the city council decided to build a road through the  More

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