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Birmingham, MI vs Springfield, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Springfield has been positive.
- Springfield has 3.6% less unemployment than Birmingham.
- Springfield job growth has increased by 10.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Birmingham, MISpringfield, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.5%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.0%22.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-10.6%-7.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.4%-8.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%-9.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.6%-10.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Birmingham    4 Reviews

I have lived here 20 years and have had enough! Too cold for me, other than that I have no  More

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Birmingham has all the benefits of a big city, with none of the negatives. It has that urban feel with a small town charm. We walk to restaurants, library, movie  More

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Over 16 years ago

Very enjoyable, excellent walking community with charming downtown and path through woods by the river. Great selection of dining establishments, mutiple outdoor  More

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Reviews for Springfield    25 Reviews

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

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I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

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hugh · 
Over 3 years ago

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More

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ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN
48009
ZIPS IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
62704 62702 62703 62711 62712 62707 62701

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