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Auburn, NY vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bloomington has been positive.
- Bloomington has 2.2% more unemployment than Auburn.
- Bloomington job growth has increased by 11.2% in the past 10 years.
 Auburn, NYBloomington, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth15.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-9.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-11.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Auburn    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

as a child i grew up on the west side.auburn was a lovely place to grow up.my father worked at a local company called ALCO,a division of white motors.sadly many  More

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Have been looking for a year now and find it very  More

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Over 20 years ago

Auburn is a fairly affordable place to  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 12 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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