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South Portland, ME vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Peoria has been positive.
- Peoria has 4.3% less unemployment than South Portland.
- Peoria job growth has increased by 12.5% in the past 10 years.

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 South Portland, MEPeoria, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.7%9.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.2%17.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-7.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%-7.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.4%-10.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.9%-12.5%6.3%

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Reviews for South Portland    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

The Greater Portland area has a very livable climate in the summer, some of spring & fall, but winters are usually a bear. There's lots of outdoor things to do nearby  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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ZIPS IN SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE
04106
ZIPS IN PEORIA, ILLINOIS
61604 61614 61615 61603 61605 61606 61602 61625

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