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Columbus, OH vs Springfield, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Springfield has been positive.
- Springfield has 1.4% less unemployment than Columbus.
- Springfield job growth has increased by 10.1% in the past 10 years.
 Columbus, OHSpringfield, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.7%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.2%22.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.5%-7.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.4%-8.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth4.0%-9.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.9%-10.1%6.3%
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 2 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for Springfield    25 Reviews

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

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I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

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hugh · 
Over 3 years ago

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More

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