2026 Compare Cities Job Market:
Irvine, CA vs La Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in La Mesa has been positive.
- La Mesa has 1.3% less unemployment than Irvine.
- La Mesa job growth has increased by 0.3% in the past 10 years.
 Irvine, CALa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth31.1%  Unlock6.3%
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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Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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