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Bethesda, MD vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Chicago has been positive.
- Chicago has 3.3% less unemployment than Bethesda.
- Chicago job growth has increased by 3.1% in the past 10 years.
 Bethesda, MDChicago, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.7%9.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.0%25.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.5%-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%-9.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.4%-8.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.2%-3.1%6.3%
Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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