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Bakersfield, CA vs San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in San Buenaventura (Ventura) has been positive.
- San Buenaventura (Ventura) has 2.0% more unemployment than Bakersfield.
- San Buenaventura (Ventura) job growth has increased by 2.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Bakersfield, CASan Buenaventura (Ventura), CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%6.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.2%28.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-7.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%-8.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.4%-7.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.6%-2.9%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 San Buenaventura (Ventura)    28 Reviews

I have lived in Ventura for over 20 years, worked for over 30. While this was a nice town it has essentially turned into a worse place than LA, with a huge amount of  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here my entire life of 43 years. Ventura used to be very nice in the 80s and 90s, now it is an extension of Los Angeles in the worst way. Super overpriced  More

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I have lived in Ventura County since 2006 and that includes Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Camarillo, and Ventura. This city has a lot of friendly, down to earth people that seem  More

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