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Rockford, IL vs Hickory, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Hickory has been positive.
- Hickory has 5.6% more unemployment than Rockford.
- Hickory job growth has increased by 4.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Rockford, ILHickory, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.1%4.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.9%38.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%-4.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.3%0.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%4.6%6.3%

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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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Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 2 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104
ZIPS IN HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA
28601 28602

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