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Puget Island, WA vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Tacoma has been positive.
- Tacoma has 0.1% more unemployment than Puget Island.
- Tacoma job growth has increased by 11.8% in the past 10 years.
 Puget Island, WATacoma, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth6.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock8.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.1%  Unlock6.3%
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Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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