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San Diego, CA vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Salem has been positive.
- Salem has 0.4% more unemployment than San Diego.
- Salem job growth has increased by 12.1% in the past 10 years.
 San Diego, CASalem, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.6%6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.9%40.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.6%-2.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.1%0.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%6.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth5.0%12.1%6.3%
Reviews for San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  More

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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 4 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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