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Portland, OR vs Paramount, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Paramount has been positive.
- Paramount has 6.5% less unemployment than Portland.
- Paramount job growth has increased by 3.1% in the past 10 years.
 Portland, ORParamount, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock13.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-12.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-8.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.8%  Unlock6.3%
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 Paramount    2 Reviews

The good thing about paramount is that its 30 min from la, 30 min from orange county, long beach,  More

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Over 19 years ago

This city has been cleaned up from years of blue collar work force and crime. Like any other LA suburbs, it has it's negatives but for the most part, it is a pleasant  More

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