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Gaffney, SC vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bakersfield has been positive.
- Bakersfield has 1.9% less unemployment than Gaffney.
- Bakersfield job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Gaffney, SCBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.1%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.3%24.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.6%-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.2%-3.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth6.8%-3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.8%10.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Gaffney    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Gaffney for ten years, I am from Garfield New Jersey. I do Love living here in the south.  More

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Over 12 years ago

Small town located an hour away from Charlotte. Property taxes are low and they offer the Homestead Act to senior citizens. Although the summer months are hot, winters  More

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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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Over 3 years ago

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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ZIPS IN GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA
29340 29341
ZIPS IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93313, 93304, 93311, 93305, 93301, 93220, 10 total

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