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Dixon, IL vs DeKalb, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in DeKalb has been positive.
- DeKalb has 1.8% less unemployment than Dixon.
- DeKalb job growth has increased by 5.8% in the past 10 years.

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 Dixon, ILDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.2%7.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.1%30.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.9%-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.4%-7.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.6%-7.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-7.4%-5.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Dixon    2 Reviews

Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get  More

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Over 15 years ago

The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government  More

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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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