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Merced, CA vs Baton Rouge, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Baton Rouge has been positive.
- Baton Rouge has 1.8% more unemployment than Merced.
- Baton Rouge job growth has increased by 1.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Merced, CABaton Rouge, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.3%7.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.3%24.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.2%-5.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-5.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%-6.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.0%-1.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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Reviews for Baton Rouge    64 Reviews

terrible place to  More

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Over 5 years ago

I live hear so i can't say i hate it but i don't like  More

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Don't get me wrong, this is a great school filled with many great teachers. I absolutely love all of the classes I am currently in and have been in. We are taught with  More

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ZIPS IN MERCED, CALIFORNIA
95340 95348 95341
ZIPS IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
70816, 70808, 70815, 70806, 70805, 70802, 70820, 70807, 70814, 70819, 12 total

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