2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
La Mesa, CA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Sunnyvale has been positive.
- Sunnyvale has 2.8% more unemployment than La Mesa.
- Sunnyvale job growth has increased by 15.5% in the past 10 years.
 La Mesa, CASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.7%3.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.7%41.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.6%-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.6%-5.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.3%-2.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.3%15.5%6.3%
Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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