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McAllen, TX vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bakersfield has been positive.
- Bakersfield has 0.1% more unemployment than McAllen.
- Bakersfield job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 McAllen, TXBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.9%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.1%24.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.6%-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.3%-3.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth3.4%-3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.1%10.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 10 years ago

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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 MCALLEN, TEXAS
78501 78504 78503
ZIPS IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93313, 93304, 93311, 93305, 93301, 93220, 10 total

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