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Los Angeles, CA vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in San Jose has been positive.
- San Jose has 5.0% more unemployment than Los Angeles.
- San Jose job growth has increased by 13.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Los Angeles, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.6%5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.6%38.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-12.2%-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.8%-6.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-6.1%-3.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.0%13.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Los Angeles    242 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If I could give this place negative five stars, I would. Most of the people here are a giant waste of time. They are liars, manipulators, psychopaths, and sociopaths.  More

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Timothy · 

Even with the high costs of living and the sooty air, I feel there is no other place in USA that has access to oceans and beaches, cultural and recreational  More

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Over 3 years ago

Ahhh where to begin? Long summary so bare with me. Born and raised in this ****hole, after 25 years finally getting close to be able to move state as I dreamed, as I've  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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ZIPS IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
90011, 91331, 91342, 90044, 91335, 91402, 90003, 90026, 90019, 91343, 107 total
ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total

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