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West Des Moines, IA vs Milwaukie, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Milwaukie has been positive.
- Milwaukie has 2.8% less unemployment than West Des Moines.
- Milwaukie job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.
Job Market
 West Des Moines, IAMilwaukie, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.3%6.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.2%43.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.0%-4.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.1%-3.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.0%3.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.7%10.6%6.3%

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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews
Hazel  · West Des Moines, IA
West Des Moines IA
Over 15 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Abhd · New York, NY
overall life style
Over 15 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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Abhd · West Des Moines, IA
Plenty to do in Des Moines area
Over 17 years ago

We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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Reviews for Milwaukie    4 Reviews
Rob Creighton · Portland, OR
Terse Unhelpful Review
Over 6 years ago

Beautiful place to live. Just enough liberals in the Portland Metro area. High unemployment right now but never a great time to buy a house.  More

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L · Portland, OR
Milwaukie, Oregon Review
Over 9 years ago

Since I moved in March 2014 the cost of rent has increased including all of the Portland Metro area. The Oregon state minimum wage is 9.25 hr and there is no sales tax  More

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Boni · Portland, OR
Livability
Over 14 years ago

Beautiful place to live. Too many liberals in the Portland Metro area. High unemployment right now but great time to buy a  More

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