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Kingston, NY vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Merced has been positive.
- Merced has 3.1% less unemployment than Kingston.
- Merced job growth has increased by 6.0% in the past 10 years.
 Kingston, NYMerced, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.2%9.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.5%33.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.0%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.6%-4.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.5%-2.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-8.1%6.0%6.3%
Reviews for Kingston    10 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I was hopeful after the mayoral election in 2011, which also saw a Democrat elected as Alderman for my area, that the new regime would unite the people  More

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New politics coming to town, huge environmental movement, artist community is very strong, Keegan Ales alone is worth the trip, incredibly inexpensive city properties  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Ulster County my entire life. The last 20 years in Kingston. The best part of living here is the change of seasons. It is so beautiful in the fall.   More

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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