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Madras, OR vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Olympia has been positive.
- Olympia has 2.6% more unemployment than Madras.
- Olympia job growth has increased by 14.2% in the past 10 years.
 Madras, OROlympia, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock9.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Madras    2 Reviews

I am taking some college classes for business management and one of my assingments was to find out about the ecomony,legal and social issues surrounding opening a new  More

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While I do not live in Madras, Oregon it would be the one place that I would preferr to live. I visited my brother, who lives there, about two years ago. I expected to  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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