2026 Compare Cities Job Market:
Redding, CA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Richmond has been positive.
- Richmond has 0.3% more unemployment than Redding.
- Richmond job growth has increased by 13.6% in the past 10 years.
 Redding, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Redding    61 Reviews

What an amazing place to live. No place is perfect but the people here are friendly with several parks nearby and many miles of trails from Road Biking to MBT. Check out  More

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Take a hike if you don't like different points of view, religious or generally conservative people. No one will miss you. California has been going in the wrong  More

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Over 5 years ago

I retired to Redding 6 years ago and I can truthfully say that I made a huge mistake. If you are looking to move to an area that has; thriving arts scene, gourmet  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 5 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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