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Decatur, AL vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Rockford has been positive.
- Rockford has 7.1% less unemployment than Decatur.
- Rockford job growth has increased by 6.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Decatur, ALRockford, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.0%10.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.5%21.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-0.9%-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth6.4%-7.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth7.1%-9.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.2%-6.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Decatur    12 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville about 6 months ago. I love it! Traffic is mostly light, even at rush hour. You have enough shopping amenities here you rarely have to  More

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Over 3 years ago

I moved to Decatur three months ago from Huntsville and I am very satisfied with the city. Decatur boasts many amenities: on the river, surrounded on two sides by  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville a little over a year ago. I'm just not a big fan for a few reasons. #1 Brownsferry Nuclear Power Plant is exactly 10.43 miles from my  More

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 5 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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ZIPS IN DECATUR, ALABAMA
35601 35603
ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104

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