2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
San Anselmo, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bakersfield has been positive.
- Bakersfield has 3.2% less unemployment than San Anselmo.
- Bakersfield job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.
 San Anselmo, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.8%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.4%24.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-10.2%-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.5%-3.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.2%-3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.6%10.6%6.3%
Reviews for San Anselmo    3 Reviews

I've lived here for over forty five years and I can't wait to leave! The cost of living is ridiculous and, though the statistics about population growth always appear  More

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We love, love, love San Anselmo. It has great schools, is very walkable/bikeable, is not a far walk or bike from that funky town of Fairfax, everyone is friendly! Very  More

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Over 17 years ago

We love it here, but the cost of housing is astronomical, and has us rethinking whether we can stay here much longer. Considering first mortgage, second mortgage and  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 3 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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