2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Carlsbad, CA vs Watsonville, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Watsonville has been positive.
- Watsonville has 13.4% less unemployment than Carlsbad.
- Watsonville job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.
 Carlsbad, CAWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.6%19.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.3%23.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.6%-9.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.4%-9.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.4%-8.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth5.0%-0.2%6.3%
Reviews for Carlsbad    38 Reviews

I've lived in Carlsbad (92008) for 8 years now and really appreciate all that it has to offer. Yes, ALL of San Diego County is expensive, but Carlsbad has [possibly]  More

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Over 3 years ago

Carlson has the worst winters. It averages about 10 meters of snow per week. Every shop is  More

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Ok, I get it, the climate is mild and tolerable but even that is over-rated when you consider how many cloudy days there are in this town. The sun coming out at 3 and  More

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Reviews for Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 18 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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