2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Key West, FL vs Watsonville, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Watsonville has been positive.
- Watsonville has 15.8% less unemployment than Key West.
- Watsonville job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.
 Key West, FLWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock19.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth14.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-8.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Key West    7 Reviews

I was raised in Key West since 1980, these average cost prices for rent that you are seeing were not even accurate then, let alone now in 2021. The average cost of  More

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Over 9 years ago

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I have lived in Key West for the last seven years. During that time, I have observed very little change in the cost of living. I work for a national company that pays  More

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Reviews for Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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