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Seattle, WA vs Friendswood, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Friendswood has been positive.
- Friendswood has 1.9% less unemployment than Seattle.
- Friendswood job growth has increased by 7.5% in the past 10 years.
 Seattle, WAFriendswood, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth43.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth25.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Friendswood    3 Reviews

I grew up here and this is a very safe but maybe considered boring place by some. There are a lot of fun thing close by that you can do. Challenger 7 park, Galveston,  More

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We lived in Friendswood, Texas for over 5 years. Our g-son graduated from high school in 2020 there and we are very pleased with the teacher to student ratio, the  More

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Growing up in Friendswood over the last 40+ years, the changes are apparent every where. My home is where there used to be rice fields and we watched planes crop dust.   More

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