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Roland, OK vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bakersfield has been positive.
- Bakersfield has 3.2% less unemployment than Roland.
- Bakersfield job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.
 Roland, OKBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Roland    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The cost of living in Roland is amongst the lowest in the  More

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Over 14 years ago

I love Roland I guess it is because ive lived here my whole life and even now at age 22 i am still not used to the summers and winters but if your A hick like me, you  More

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Over 19 years ago

Local incomes are several thousand dollars below average for the USA as a whole. In part, this is attributable to the fact Roland is a bedroom community of Ft. Smith,  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 4 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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