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Akron, OH vs Kankakee, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Kankakee has been positive.
- Kankakee has 4.9% less unemployment than Akron.
- Kankakee job growth has increased by 2.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Akron, OHKankakee, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.9%11.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.2%36.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.4%-7.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%-6.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%-4.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%-2.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 3 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

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ZIPS IN AKRON, OHIO
44312, 44310, 44313, 44305, 44306, 44320, 44314, 44301, 44311, 44303, 14 total
ZIPS IN KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS
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