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Bakersfield, CA vs Pleasanton, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Pleasanton has been positive.
- Pleasanton has 0.5% more unemployment than Bakersfield.
- Pleasanton job growth has increased by 10.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Bakersfield, CAPleasanton, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%7.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.2%35.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-4.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%-0.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.4%2.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.6%10.7%6.3%

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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 Pleasanton    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I like Pleasanton, it needs to look into a Beautify Pleasanton campaign, as the city does have a lot of blight... but it is a very charming city that seems to be growing  More

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Over 18 years ago

jobs are hard to find here, unless you are skilled. Example: electrician or plumber. Best jobs are found in San Antonio, 25-30 miles north. But, because fuel prices are  More

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ZIPS IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93313, 93304, 93311, 93305, 93301, 93220, 10 total
ZIPS IN PLEASANTON, TEXAS
78064

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