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Milwaukie, OR vs Lake Oswego, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lake Oswego has been positive.
- Lake Oswego has 1.6% more unemployment than Milwaukie.
- Lake Oswego job growth has increased by 8.2% in the past 10 years.
 Milwaukie, ORLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth43.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Milwaukie    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Beautiful place to live. Just enough liberals in the Portland Metro area. High unemployment right now but never a great time to buy a house.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Since I moved in March 2014 the cost of rent has increased including all of the Portland Metro area. The Oregon state minimum wage is 9.25 hr and there is no sales tax  More

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Over 15 years ago

Beautiful place to live. Too many liberals in the Portland Metro area. High unemployment right now but great time to buy a  More

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Reviews for Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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