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Wasco, CA vs Taft, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Taft has been positive.
- Taft has 4.4% more unemployment than Wasco.
- Taft job growth has increased by 7.4% in the past 10 years.
 Wasco, CATaft, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment15.5%11.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth10.4%19.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.6%-3.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.7%-4.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.3%7.4%6.3%
Reviews for Wasco    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I am a disabled 77 year old woman living in a senior apartment. My daughter lives in Bakersfield and moved me here so I could be close to my daughter and my  More

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Over 13 years ago

I've lived in Wasco for 2 years. Wasco is generally a pleasant place to live, 30 mi. NW of Bakersfield. Be forwarned about air quality -- second worst in the nation  More

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Reviews for Taft    3 Reviews

J · Taft, CA
Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived here over 50 years. It use to be a wonderful place to grow up with a thriving downtown and jobs were plentiful. This is no longer the case in Taft. Jobs are  More

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I've lived in Taft for over 5 years. It's a nice community and very friendly people as long as you get involved, either through school or local churches. I've met many  More

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Over 16 years ago

the city of taft is located in southern California,a small community yet just 20 minutes from a large and thriving city "bakersfield" over 300000 people .amazingly you  More

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