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Brea, CA vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Irvine has been positive.
- Irvine has 0.5% more unemployment than Brea.
- Irvine job growth has increased by 31.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Brea, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.9%5.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.2%40.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.6%-9.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.2%-4.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%4.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.8%31.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Brea    10 Reviews

I have lived in Orange County and Los Angeles County for over 20 years. The cost of living has prompted 3 friends to move to the Central Valley, Oregon and Washington  More

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Over 11 years ago

I loved living here in Brea, CA for over 17 years. It is a great community. For being a small north Orange County city it has a lot to offer. Schools are really  More

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Great city in N. Orange County. Affordable with lots of  More

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Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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ZIPS IN BREA, CALIFORNIA
92821 92823
ZIPS IN IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
92620 92618 92612 92604 92602 92614 92606 92603 92617

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