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Lakewood, WA vs Port Orchard, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Port Orchard has been positive.
- Port Orchard has 2.0% more unemployment than Lakewood.
- Port Orchard job growth has increased by 9.2% in the past 10 years.
Job Market
 Lakewood, WAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.8%5.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.1%36.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.9%-2.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.3%4.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth5.2%9.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.7%9.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews
Wilmer · Lakewood, WA
Lakewood City is moving in a positive direction
Over 6 years ago

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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Nate · Lakewood, WA
Stay far away.
Over 6 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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shaun · Lakewood, WA
lakeHood
Over 15 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 Port Orchard    8 Reviews
White · Port Orchard, WA
It's Okay
Over 5 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Terri · Port Orchard, WA
Love living here
Over 5 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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melissa · Port Orchard, WA
Port Orchard
Over 11 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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98366
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