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San Jose, CA vs Anderson, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Anderson has been positive.
- Anderson has 1.9% less unemployment than San Jose.
- Anderson job growth has increased by 2.0% in the past 10 years.
 San Jose, CAAnderson, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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Reviews for Anderson    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Got stabbed by a meth head, 3  More

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We moved here seven years ago, from Livermore, CA. We find it very peaceful here with traffic jams being eight cars at a stop sign. No kidding, you can have all the  More

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Over 16 years ago

It really seems dirty and run-down. It is nothing like the town I remember back in the early  More

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