2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Sonoma, CA vs Lake Oswego, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lake Oswego has been positive.
- Lake Oswego has 1.5% more unemployment than Sonoma.
- Lake Oswego job growth has increased by 8.2% in the past 10 years.
 Sonoma, CALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Sonoma    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I love Sonoma. Moved here from Texas and I can't wait to live in this small town with country living all around. I hate all the drama and crime in Vallejo. I live in  More

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I have lived in Sonoma for 3 years now. I relocated after a brief stint in Salt Lake City but lived in San Francisco for 30 years before that. If you like small town  More

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The best aspects of living in Sonoma County,CA: Air quality is best that one can ask for and there is no severe weather. No hazardous weather driving or walking  More

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Reviews for Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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