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Baldwin Park, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bakersfield has been positive.
- Bakersfield has 4.1% more unemployment than Baldwin Park.
- Bakersfield job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.
 Baldwin Park, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-11.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Baldwin Park    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Before moving out of BP it was nearly a living nightmare. The teens of working class citizens would turn to the gang life and wreak havoc throughout the San Gabriel  More

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Over 4 years ago

Before moving out of BP it was nearly a living nightmare. The teens of working class citizens would turn to the gang life and wreak havoc throughout the San Gabriel  More

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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 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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