2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Olathe, KS vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bakersfield has been positive.
- Bakersfield has 5.1% less unemployment than Olathe.
- Bakersfield job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.
 Olathe, KSBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment2.9%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.7%24.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.1%-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.4%-3.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth4.0%-3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.4%10.6%6.3%
Reviews for Olathe    15 Reviews

I've lived in Olathe for 12 years. Olathe is a quiet bedroom community with great schools. 21st Century program provides many career path choices at the high school  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm just going to give it right to ya! Olathe is closer of a normal mid-class neighborhood than say; Overland Park$$$. And if you like hoe-down country style, go South  More

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Lived in Olathe since about 1980. I can say Olathe is a great place to make a living, live life etc. It's one of those places that the UPS driver can leave a package  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 3 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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