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Exeter, CA vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Merced has been positive.
- Merced has 2.3% more unemployment than Exeter.
- Merced job growth has increased by 6.0% in the past 10 years.
 Exeter, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock9.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Exeter    1 Reviews

Exeter is a nostalgic quaint city at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountains and close to Kings Canyon/Sequoia National park. On the upside the town is small enough  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 5 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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