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Lemoore, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bakersfield has been positive.
- Bakersfield has 0.1% more unemployment than Lemoore.
- Bakersfield job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.
 Lemoore, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Lemoore    5 Reviews

I came to Lemoore due to a job transfer in September 1984. I was 24 years old then. Much has changed over the years. There were under 13k residents...yep small town.  More

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Over 14 years ago

I d'tlik here. I'm in the Navy, nothing to do. Farm land, stinks, dirty water, crime, bad  More

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Over 15 years ago

Lemoore is an ok place to live...its a pretty big city with a lot of people, we have a Casino and a nightclub, a movie theatre, a golf course, and a lot of trees, and  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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