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Meridian, ID vs Pendleton, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Pendleton has been positive.
- Pendleton has 3.0% less unemployment than Meridian.
- Pendleton job growth has increased by 4.5% in the past 10 years.
 Meridian, IDPendleton, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth57.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth15.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock4.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth66.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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Reviews for Pendleton    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pendleton Oregon, pop. 16K has an Arts Center, Historical Center Museum, Native Cultural Museum, Woolen Mill, Underground tours, annual Rodeo attracting 80,000 visitors.  More

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