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Shady Cove, OR vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Olympia has been positive.
- Olympia has 1.1% more unemployment than Shady Cove.
- Olympia job growth has increased by 14.2% in the past 10 years.
 Shady Cove, OROlympia, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock9.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Shady Cove    3 Reviews

Great small town on Rogue River. Tourist town fishing & rafting! Beatuiful mountains and river. People are very frienfly. 20 miles from Medford that has 2 great  More

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Over 9 years ago

Does Shady Cove have much rain? And what about  More

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Shady Cove has been my home for the last 18 years. Its a tiny community located on the banks of the Rogue River. Lovely homes line the river, deer and turkeys meander  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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