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Salem, OR vs Pine City, MN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Pine City has been positive.
- Pine City has 1.5% less unemployment than Salem.
- Pine City job growth has increased by 3.8% in the past 10 years.
 Salem, ORPine City, MNUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Reviews for Pine City    5 Reviews

"The kind of town people in the area might call “resorty,” but only relative to the rest of East Central Minnesota." --Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Dec. 28, 2020 "Pine  More

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Excluding Minneapolis, St. Paul and the metro areas, Pine City is has the largest concentration of likely same-sex coupled households in Greater Minnesota. Check it  More

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My impression is that Pine City’s economy, by and large, has begun to rebound from the recent recession (2009-2011). Here are some indicators to back up that  More

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