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Mountain View, CA vs Carlsbad, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Carlsbad has been positive.
- Carlsbad has 2.1% less unemployment than Mountain View.
- Carlsbad job growth has increased by 5.0% in the past 10 years.
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 Mountain View, CACarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.5%5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.5%34.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.1%-8.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%-7.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.2%-4.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth18.3%5.0%6.3%

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Reviews for Mountain View    15 Reviews
Jimi · Milpitas, CA
Perfect
Over 4 years ago

It’s  More

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Kathy · Mountain View, CA
Great place to live and work
Over 8 years ago

I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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JASON · Mountain View, CA
City of Mountain View
Over 14 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  More

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Reviews for Carlsbad    38 Reviews
Fun · Carlsbad, CA
If you can afford it, Carlsbad is the place
Over 2 years ago

I've lived in Carlsbad (92008) for 8 years now and really appreciate all that it has to offer. Yes, ALL of San Diego County is expensive, but Carlsbad has [possibly]  More

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Tog · Athens, GA
Brutal winters
Over 3 years ago

Carlson has the worst winters. It averages about 10 meters of snow per week. Every shop is  More

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Tim · Broomfield, CO
Too rude for me, but Climate is nice.
Over 3 years ago

Ok, I get it, the climate is mild and tolerable but even that is over-rated when you consider how many cloudy days there are in this town. The sun coming out at 3 and  More

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ZIPS IN CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA
92009 92008 92011 92010
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