2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Olympia, WA vs Bethany, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bethany has been positive.
- Bethany has 0.2% more unemployment than Olympia.
- Bethany job growth has increased by 13.7% in the past 10 years.
 Olympia, WABethany, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.6%5.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.5%43.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.3%-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.5%-2.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth9.0%4.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.2%13.7%6.3%
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 3 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 Bethany    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Bethany is an amazing place to live in! We've been living here for almost a year now. -Only a 20-minute drive to Portland -20-minute drive to Beaverton where they  More

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Over 3 years ago

Overcrowded with heavy traffic. New housing with very little space between them and no privacy!  More

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Lived here since 2006 and loved it here. Now it has gotten overcrowded and traffic is crazy. Taxes are high and houses are way overpriced. Students are being shifted  More

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