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Merced, CA vs Pittsburg, KS

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Pittsburg has been positive.
- Pittsburg has 5.6% more unemployment than Merced.
- Pittsburg job growth has increased by 1.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Merced, CAPittsburg, KSUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.3%3.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.3%26.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.2%-1.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-2.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%-0.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.0%1.2%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 Pittsburg    7 Reviews

I lived in Pittsburg for several years and am glad I left. I liked the small town atmosphere but the economy was in terrible shape --> and still is very bad. The college  More

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Lack of industry equals lack of jobs. Period. Whether you are white collar or blue collar, jobs folded in Southeast Kansas along with the coal mines, and nothing has  More

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Over 16 years ago

small town, big  More

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ZIPS IN MERCED, CALIFORNIA
95340 95348 95341
ZIPS IN PITTSBURG, KANSAS
66762

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