2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Lake Forest, CA vs Tustin, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Tustin has been positive.
- Tustin has 0.8% more unemployment than Lake Forest.
- Tustin job growth has increased by 2.2% in the past 10 years.
 Lake Forest, CATustin, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-8.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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Reviews for Tustin    8 Reviews

There's no excitement in Tustin. Totally sleepy hollow place. Good  More

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I grew up in Tustin. The major pro is it has a small town feel with access to many choices of shops and restaurants. Don't let these negative Nancys fool you the  More

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Over 17 years ago

This is a great area for road cycling. Many streets have bike lanes, there are off-road bike paths going down to the beach, and the weather is great most of the year.   More

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