2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Grand Rapids, MI vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bakersfield has been positive.
- Bakersfield has 1.7% less unemployment than Grand Rapids.
- Bakersfield job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.
 Grand Rapids, MIBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.3%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.8%24.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.2%-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.1%-3.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-0.5%-3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.6%10.6%6.3%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  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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