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Olympia, WA vs Junction City, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Junction City has been positive.
- Junction City has 1.2% less unemployment than Olympia.
- Junction City job growth has increased by 3.3% in the past 10 years.
 Olympia, WAJunction City, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.9%-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 Junction City    2 Reviews

I grew up in small town Oregon until moving to Los Angeles at age 12 in 1960. The last 7 years from 1953 to 1960 were spent living in the "suburbs" of Junction City, 2  More

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Cheshire is my home town. Currently, I live in Eugene. I Visit the countryside as often as I can. Cheshire, in my opinion is by far, one of the best places to raise  More

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