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Grand Rivers, KY vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Merced has been positive.
- Merced has 2.2% less unemployment than Grand Rivers.
- Merced job growth has increased by 6.0% in the past 10 years.
 Grand Rivers, KYMerced, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock9.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-8.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Grand Rivers    1 Reviews

Grand Rivers is one of the smallest towns in the country but offers more to the quality of life than any other place I've visited. When it came to think about  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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