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Portola Valley, CA vs Hayward, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Hayward has been positive.
- Hayward has 2.9% less unemployment than Portola Valley.
- Hayward job growth has increased by 6.3% in the past 10 years.
 Portola Valley, CAHayward, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-6.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.5%  Unlock6.3%
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Reviews for Hayward    4 Reviews

I've lived in Hayward for 20 years. Traditionally a working  More

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Hetchy Hechy water is very pure,the summers are about 78f..warm enough. Winters are sunny for the most part and by average.One University and one College in this small  More

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Over 11 years ago

convenient BART and bus if you have no  More

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