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Columbus, NE vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bakersfield has been positive.
- Bakersfield has 5.8% less unemployment than Columbus.
- Bakersfield job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Columbus, NEBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment2.2%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.8%24.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-0.9%-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.7%-3.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.4%-3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.3%10.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Columbus    1 Reviews

Columbus is a mediocre town that has started to proliferate. The housing market is terrible; finding a place to rent at a reasonable price is next to impossible. It's  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 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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ZIPS IN COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA
68601
ZIPS IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93313, 93304, 93311, 93305, 93301, 93220, 10 total

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