2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Bakersfield, CA vs Montrose, CO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Montrose has been positive.
- Montrose has 1.7% more unemployment than Bakersfield.
- Montrose job growth has increased by 10.9% in the past 10 years.
 Bakersfield, CAMontrose, COUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%6.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.2%55.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-4.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%0.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.4%10.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.6%10.9%6.3%
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 3 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 Montrose    23 Reviews

I've lived in the area for 4 yrs. First 2 in Ridgway. The positive is the City is growing which is bringing interesting development & tax revenue. The Montrose  More

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I was born in Montrose about 50 years ago and despite moving to Telluride, Denver, Ann Arbor, San Francisco and Chicago, I can’t find another place that makes me feel  More

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Okay so here’s the end all be all. If I could give this town a zero I would I came to visit my girlfriend from Denver and I considered moving out here despite being a  More

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