2026 Compare Cities Job Market:
Bakersfield, CA vs Greenbrier, AR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Greenbrier has been positive.
- Greenbrier has 3.8% more unemployment than Bakersfield.
- Greenbrier job growth has increased by 6.8% in the past 10 years.
 Bakersfield, CAGreenbrier, ARUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.6%-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 5 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 Greenbrier    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Absolutely wonderful except for about 6 weeks of each year in July/August when it's hot--but then tell me a place where it's ideal year 'round. I can breathe without an  More

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Over 20 years ago

This is a great "small" town only about 35 miles north of Little Rock. I grew up here and think it is a very nice community to raise children with great schools. It  More

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