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Stockton, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Monica has been positive.
- Santa Monica has 2.4% more unemployment than Stockton.
- Santa Monica job growth has increased by 2.1% in the past 10 years.
 Stockton, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-12.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-9.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Stockton    39 Reviews

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Over 5 years ago

Since living here, i have been subjected to several hate crimes, and for NO REASON. spent week at french camp county hospital, after being beaten in a coma by group of  More

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I’ve lived in Stockton, CA for 10 of the last 11 years. I’ve lived in Sacramento, Vacaville, Los Angeles and Monterey in California. I’ve also lived in Duluth, Minnesota  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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