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Bakersfield, CA vs Eagle, AK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Eagle has been positive.
- Eagle has 0.8% more unemployment than Bakersfield.
- Eagle job growth has increased by 3.2% in the past 10 years.
 Bakersfield, CAEagle, AKUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.6%  Unlock6.3%
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 4 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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Reviews for Eagle    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We have lived here for 4 years, and we love the location with is just 12-15 minutes from Anchorage, Elmendorf AFB and Ft. Richardson Post. I feel we are in a much  More

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