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Chicago, IL vs West Des Moines, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in West Des Moines has been positive.
- West Des Moines has 5.7% more unemployment than Chicago.
- West Des Moines job growth has increased by 13.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Chicago, ILWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.0%3.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth25.7%35.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.4%-6.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.3%0.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.3%2.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%13.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Chicago    271 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 15 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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ZIPS IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
60629, 60618, 60632, 60639, 60623, 60647, 60617, 60625, 60608, 60634, 56 total
ZIPS IN WEST DES MOINES, IOWA
50265 50266

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