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Champaign, IL vs Albany, NY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Albany has been positive.
- Albany has 2.2% less unemployment than Champaign.
- Albany job growth has increased by 4.5% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Champaign, ILAlbany, NYUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.9%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.0%24.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.0%-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.6%-4.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.6%-4.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.3%-4.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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ZIPS IN CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
61820 61821 61822
ZIPS IN ALBANY, NEW YORK
12203 12208 12206 12209 12210 12202 12222 12207

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