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Southern Pines, NC vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Job Growth in Ridgecrest has been positive.
- Ridgecrest has 0.1% more unemployment than Southern Pines.
- Ridgecrest job growth has increased by 5.1% in the past 10 years.
 Southern Pines, NCRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Southern Pines    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

It juest does not get any better than  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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