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Bakersfield, CA vs Williamston, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Williamston has been positive.
- Williamston has 2.7% more unemployment than Bakersfield.
- Williamston job growth has increased by 10.0% in the past 10 years.
 Bakersfield, CAWilliamston, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.8%-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 Williamston    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

You may not see Williamston as the greatest place on earth but I find it a welcome to come home to visit. I was born and raised in Williamston and due to being married  More

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Over 16 years ago

Full of welfare recipients, drugs, crime, and nasty people. No decent jobs, mostly uneducated people that think that the Taxpayers owe them something. Schools are  More

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