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San Marcos, CA vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Salem has been positive.
- Salem has 0.3% more unemployment than San Marcos.
- Salem job growth has increased by 12.1% in the past 10 years.

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 San Marcos, CASalem, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.9%6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.4%40.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.6%-2.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.0%0.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.2%6.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.8%12.1%6.3%

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Reviews for San Marcos    5 Reviews

Just an amazing place to live. I have lived in 7 states and almost countless cities. Sam Marcos is one of the best. This is literally the longest place I have lived  More

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Over 14 years ago

Is this area to expensive for the average income retired  More

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Over 17 years ago

Beautiful Mediterranean climate with bright sunshine and ocean breazes. City is just 15 minutes away from the  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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ZIPS IN SAN MARCOS, CALIFORNIA
92069 92078
ZIPS IN SALEM, OREGON
97301 97302 97304 97306

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