2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Olympia, WA vs Bellevue, NE

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bellevue has been positive.
- Bellevue has 2.4% more unemployment than Olympia.
- Bellevue job growth has increased by 2.0% in the past 10 years.
 Olympia, WABellevue, NEUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.2%  Unlock6.3%
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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Reviews for Bellevue    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Excellent place to live.   More

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Over 17 years ago

I lived Bellevue for 4 years. I never lived in the Midwest so I wasn’t sure how I was going to like it, but I really enjoyed my stay there. I see this area as having the  More

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Over 18 years ago

The people are friendly and the city is small enough to have hometown values. The community is a great place to raise  More

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