2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
La Crosse, WI vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bakersfield has been positive.
- Bakersfield has 4.4% less unemployment than La Crosse.
- Bakersfield job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.
 La Crosse, WIBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.6%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.8%24.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.9%-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.0%-3.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.7%-3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%10.6%6.3%
Reviews for La Crosse    17 Reviews

Beth · 
Over 3 years ago

My family recently relocated here from the west coast. This town is a hidden gem. If you like hiking, biking, festivals, nightlife and river life, you’ll love LAX. While  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city sucks. First off, the people born and raised here think its great, but its a small little dump tbh. Very clicky and there nothing to do besides drinking at the  More

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I have lived in La Crosse for almost 30 years. Its basically a dying town. Their is not much of a future hear unless you like fish fry's on Friday night or going to  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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