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Bakersfield, CA MSA
Overall Rank: 12
MSA Population: 790,710
5-yr Job Growth (2002-2007)1 Score: 110.25 Rank: 17
1-yr Job Growth (2006-2007)2 Score: 101.17 Rank: 32
5-yr Wages & Salaries Growth (2001-2006)3 Score: 113.72 Rank: 17
1-yr Wages & Salaries Growth (2005-2006)4 Score: 102.93 Rank: 20
Job Growth (Mar07 - Mar08)5 Growth: 1.39 % Rank: 44
5-yr Relative HT GDP Growth (2002-2007)6 Score: 111.81 Rank: 35
1-yr Relative HT GDP Growth (2006-2007)7 Score: 103.19 Rank: 25
High-Tech GDP LQ - 20078 Score: 0.51  Rank: 161
# of HT GDP LQs Over 1 - 20079 Score: 4.0 Rank: 121