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Washington, DC vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Job Growth in Bakersfield has been positive.
- Bakersfield has 1.0% less unemployment than Washington.
- Bakersfield job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Washington, DCBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.0%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.7%24.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.1%-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.6%-3.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth4.2%-3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth20.7%10.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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ZIPS IN WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
20011, 20002, 20019, 20020, 20009, 20001, 20032, 20016, 20010, 20003, 45 total
ZIPS IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93313, 93304, 93311, 93305, 93301, 93220, 10 total

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