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Lynnwood, WA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portland has been positive.
- Portland has 0.1% more unemployment than Lynnwood.
- Portland job growth has increased by 11.8% in the past 10 years.
 Lynnwood, WAPortland, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Lynnwood    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

It rains a lot here. If you can handle the rain, the "3" months of summer is  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lynnwood is a small city of approximately 34,000 people located in South Snohomish County. It's a 20 minute ride to downtown Seattle from here. Many residents work in  More

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Over 17 years ago

This winter was/is one of the coldest and longest since my return to Washington state a few years ago. I also lived here in the late 80's/early 90's, and our recent  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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