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Jay, FL vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bakersfield has been positive.
- Bakersfield has 4.0% less unemployment than Jay.
- Bakersfield job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.
 Jay, FLBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth43.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth21.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Jay    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This particular place is where I call home. I've never seen a sign at our borders that said anything about staying out if you're dark skinned. I've never seen anyone  More

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Over 6 years ago

I grew up in Jay and lived there up until I was 19. Living there was absolute hell for so many reasons. The population is very small and 98% white people. Most of the  More

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I've lived here for six years now, since I was fifteen. The only school is small: I graduated in a class of somewhere around 50, I believe. The most interesting thing  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 4 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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