2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Irvine, CA vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Monterey has been positive.
- Monterey has 1.6% more unemployment than Irvine.
- Monterey job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.
 Irvine, CAMonterey, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.4%3.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.2%33.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.6%-8.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.9%-7.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth4.5%-5.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth31.1%-0.2%6.3%
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 Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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