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Taft, CA vs Mariposa, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Mariposa has been positive.
- Mariposa has 1.7% more unemployment than Taft.
- Mariposa job growth has increased by 15.6% in the past 10 years.
 Taft, CAMariposa, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock9.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth19.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-12.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-14.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Taft    3 Reviews

J · Taft, CA
Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here over 50 years. It use to be a wonderful place to grow up with a thriving downtown and jobs were plentiful. This is no longer the case in Taft. Jobs are  More

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I've lived in Taft for over 5 years. It's a nice community and very friendly people as long as you get involved, either through school or local churches. I've met many  More

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Over 18 years ago

the city of taft is located in southern California,a small community yet just 20 minutes from a large and thriving city "bakersfield" over 300000 people .amazingly you  More

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Reviews for Mariposa    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

We've recently moved to Mariposa and are overwhelmed with all the beauty here. The Oaks and wildflowers are amazing. Our visits to Yosemite have been spectacular. The  More

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