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Carbondale, IL vs Aurora, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Aurora has been positive.
- Aurora has 0.1% more unemployment than Carbondale.
- Aurora job growth has increased by 3.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Carbondale, ILAurora, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.7%6.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.3%29.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.9%-9.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.8%-9.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.7%-8.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.7%-3.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 16 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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Reviews for Aurora    18 Reviews

What a joke this city is. My friend's husband was shot in the head in this village (along with 4 others murdered). Their response was sub-par to say the least. Their  More

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Over 8 years ago

Seeking to relocate out of Aurora,  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winters too long,cold and snowy, i dread it more every year! Will retire out of here in a few  More

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60506 60504 60502 60503

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