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Elgin, IL vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Lauderdale has been positive.
- Fort Lauderdale has 3.8% more unemployment than Elgin.
- Fort Lauderdale job growth has increased by 9.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Elgin, ILFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.9%6.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.3%37.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-7.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.7%-4.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.7%-1.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.7%9.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN ELGIN, ILLINOIS
60120
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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