2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Santa Cruz, CA vs Lakewood, NY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lakewood has been positive.
- Lakewood has 2.9% less unemployment than Santa Cruz.
- Lakewood job growth has increased by 17.5% in the past 10 years.
 Santa Cruz, CALakewood, NYUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.5%7.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.8%12.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.8%-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.8%-7.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.8%-11.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.4%-17.5%6.3%
Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    1 Reviews

I am a real estate broker in the Lakewood, NY area and have spent most of my life here. I moved away for a while but came back to raise a family. As a realtor, I spend  More

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