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Lewiston, ME vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Peoria has been positive.
- Peoria has 3.3% less unemployment than Lewiston.
- Peoria job growth has increased by 12.5% in the past 10 years.
 Lewiston, MEPeoria, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.7%9.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.6%17.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.2%-7.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%-7.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.4%-10.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.7%-12.5%6.3%
Reviews for Lewiston    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Sadley, there's little hope if this town can rise up to overcome the extreme poverty of this socio-economical class in an underserved community, unless... PARENTS do  More

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I have lived and worked in Lewiston-Auburn for nearly 30 years and I think it's a wonderful place to raise a family. We sent both our kids to the Lewiston public  More

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Despite years of efforts to revitalize Maine's second largest city, it seems Lewiston will always be joked about as the "armpit" of the State. City and State leaders  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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