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Merced, CA vs Baker City, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Baker City has been positive.
- Baker City has 2.2% more unemployment than Merced.
- Baker City job growth has increased by 2.1% in the past 10 years.
 Merced, CABaker City, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock8.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.0%  Unlock6.3%
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 6 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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Reviews for Baker City    2 Reviews

You can be the victim of a violent crime here and the police and the DA don't give a damn. If youre cousins...and EVERYBODY is cousins, then they'll cover your ass even  More

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Over 18 years ago

I live in Baker City Oregon and have one of the most untapped areas for outdoor recreation that I have came across. I live between two sets of mountains the Elkhorn  More

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