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Washington, DC vs Lowell, MA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lowell has been positive.
- Lowell has 1.0% less unemployment than Washington.
- Lowell job growth has increased by 4.4% in the past 10 years.
 Washington, DCLowell, MAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.0%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.7%41.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.1%-8.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.6%-5.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth4.2%-0.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth20.7%4.4%6.3%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 16 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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