2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Kennewick, WA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bakersfield has been positive.
- Bakersfield has 2.2% less unemployment than Kennewick.
- Bakersfield job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.
 Kennewick, WABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.8%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.6%24.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.9%-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.5%-3.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth9.9%-3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.9%10.6%6.3%
Reviews for Kennewick    24 Reviews

Born here and lived most of my 48 years here. If people haven't gotten out and explored the versatility of this place to entertain a population at my levels and options  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived here for 30 years. Very good place to live. Three major rivers meet here. The Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers. So if you like fishing or boating it’s a  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 3 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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