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Ceres, CA vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Merced has been positive.
- Merced has 0.6% more unemployment than Ceres.
- Merced job growth has increased by 6.0% in the past 10 years.
 Ceres, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.9%9.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.4%33.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%-4.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%-2.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth5.7%6.0%6.3%
Reviews for Ceres    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

small city economy based in mix light industry, and  More

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Over 18 years ago

The San Joaquin Valley isn't what it used to be. Los Angeles & the Bay Area has moved here. The roads are falling apart, government hasn't provided for basic needs,  More

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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