2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Portland, OR vs Newport Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Newport Beach has been positive.
- Newport Beach has 1.9% more unemployment than Portland.
- Newport Beach job growth has increased by 3.7% in the past 10 years.
 Portland, ORNewport Beach, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.9%5.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.4%31.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.8%-9.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%-9.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.8%-9.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.8%-3.7%6.3%
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Newport Beach    21 Reviews

I've lived here since late 2014. It's pretty on the outside and ugly on the inside. The people are hyper conservative, aggressively competitive. It's all about money and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I love calling Newport Beach my home. Every time I return from travel, I can feel the stress leave my body the minute I see the Ocean. I sell real estate in Newport  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently reside on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, Ca. I grew up in Newport on the peninsula point near the wedge. I still visit the wedge but going to that area in  More

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