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Bakersfield, CA vs Gilbert, AZ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Gilbert has been positive.
- Gilbert has 3.5% more unemployment than Bakersfield.
- Gilbert job growth has increased by 28.2% in the past 10 years.
 Bakersfield, CAGilbert, AZUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%4.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.2%33.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-2.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%5.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.4%6.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.6%28.2%6.3%
Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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Reviews for Gilbert    42 Reviews

Gilbert should be compared to the Midwest in the sense that despite the size of the buildings being 5 stories tall in Mixed Use Areas, it retains the small town feeling,  More

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My Dad lives in Gilbert and i live nearby due to proximity of Mesa and visit Gilbert a lot. I can definitely say Gilbert is a hidden gem of a town that knows how to  More

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The reason I chose to write a review is because, while a few were indeed quite concise & accurate (looking at you, J.T.), some were astonishingly biased and/or isolated  More

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