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Taft, CA vs Parker, AZ

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- Job Growth in Parker has been positive.
- Parker has 4.6% more unemployment than Taft.
- Parker job growth has increased by 17.8% in the past 10 years.
 Taft, CAParker, AZUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth19.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock9.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Taft    3 Reviews

J · Taft, CA
Over 6 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 17 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 Parker    1 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I moved here to parker 14 years ago bad move., no jobs back schools very hot,hard to sell your home.ok to visit but not to live. Parker has nothing to offer,wish I  More

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