2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Lakewood, WA vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Denver has been positive.
- Denver has 0.7% more unemployment than Lakewood.
- Denver job growth has increased by 24.1% in the past 10 years.
 Lakewood, WADenver, COUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock7.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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Reviews for Denver    470 Reviews

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  More

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