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Salem, MA vs Kent, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Kent has been positive.
- Kent has 0.2% more unemployment than Salem.
- Kent job growth has increased by 13.2% in the past 10 years.
 Salem, MAKent, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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Reviews for Kent    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

hello every one   More

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Western Washington has a moderate climate with summers that do not get too hot as a rule usually the upper 70's to low 80's for a couple months then dropping back to  More

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employment-housing-mass-transit, kent has it  More

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