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Lakewood, CA vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Tacoma has been positive.
- Tacoma has 3.3% more unemployment than Lakewood.
- Tacoma job growth has increased by 11.8% in the past 10 years.
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 Lakewood, CATacoma, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.6%7.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.6%39.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-12.2%-2.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-12.1%2.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.0%8.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%11.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews
Robert · Lakewood, CA
Sports Town
Over 11 years ago

Lakewood has a great sport  More

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Debbie · Lakewood, CA
Great City
Over 12 years ago

I've lived in Lakewood for 23 1/2 yrs and absolutely love "my" city. It is a good sized city with a small town feel. We have many beautiful parks available, great  More

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alexander · Lakewood, CA
my personal penion
Over 15 years ago

climat is one of the  More

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Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews
Jeffrey · Tacoma, WA
Tacoma isn't perfect, but it's pretty damn great
Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Miranda · Tacoma, WA
We LOVE it here
Over 3 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Byron · Deer Trail, CO
Not after 23 years
Over 4 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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ZIPS IN LAKEWOOD, CALIFORNIA
90712 90713 90715
ZIPS IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON
98404, 98409, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98422, 98408, 98418, 98403, 98465, 13 total
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