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Grand Rapids, MI vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bloomington has been positive.
- Bloomington has 0.8% more unemployment than Grand Rapids.
- Bloomington job growth has increased by 11.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Grand Rapids, MIBloomington, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.3%5.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.8%22.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.2%-6.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.1%-7.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-0.5%-9.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.6%-11.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 10 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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ZIPS IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
49504 49507 49503 49506 49505
ZIPS IN BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS
61704 61701 61705

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