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Palmdale, CA vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Irvine has been positive.
- Irvine has 10.2% more unemployment than Palmdale.
- Irvine job growth has increased by 31.1% in the past 10 years.
 Palmdale, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment15.6%5.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.5%40.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-12.2%-9.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-11.7%-4.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.3%4.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.4%31.1%6.3%
Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 10 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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