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University Place, WA vs Spanaway, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Spanaway has been positive.
- Spanaway has 1.3% less unemployment than University Place.
- Spanaway job growth has increased by 15.9% in the past 10 years.
 University Place, WASpanaway, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock10.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for University Place    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

University Place is a great supporter of public schools. The community values good education and has no problem supporting funding for schools. This does create higher  More

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Reviews for Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  More

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