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Palm Desert, CA vs El Cajon, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in El Cajon has been positive.
- El Cajon has 3.6% less unemployment than Palm Desert.
- El Cajon job growth has increased by 0.9% in the past 10 years.
 Palm Desert, CAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock9.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-6.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth16.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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