2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Menlo Park, CA vs Hilo, HI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Hilo has been positive.
- Hilo has 4.5% less unemployment than Menlo Park.
- Hilo job growth has increased by 1.3% in the past 10 years.
 Menlo Park, CAHilo, HIUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-10.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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Reviews for Hilo    10 Reviews

If you’re looking at Hilo, then you’re likely being recruited in the medical or education fields. These are where the greatest needs of the community lie, and there are  More

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Over 4 years ago

I enjoyed living in Hawaii County for a number of years, most in Hilo. While Hilo has problems, they are few compared to mainland USA. I never experienced racism by  More

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Over 4 years ago

Too much racism from "native Hawaiians" who aren't actually natives. That keeps me from living in that paradise. I'm this is the "natives" goal.  More

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