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Upland, CA vs Long Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Long Beach has been positive.
- Long Beach has 4.9% less unemployment than Upland.
- Long Beach job growth has increased by 2.8% in the past 10 years.
 Upland, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock11.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-12.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-8.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Upland    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Great city except during the summer months where it is getting increasingly  More

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I grew up in Upland at the tail end of the Citrus Industry. That's what basically defines the town. Greed corrupted things when City Council members in the 50's took  More

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Why I Think the Quality of Life is Good Here I have lived in this town since I was a little girl in the 60's, and have grown up here. Now 47, and never moved out  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 6 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 8 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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