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Salt Lake City, UT vs Palm Desert, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Palm Desert has been positive.
- Palm Desert has 3.0% less unemployment than Salt Lake City.
- Palm Desert job growth has increased by 16.0% in the past 10 years.
 Salt Lake City, UTPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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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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