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Bloomington, IL vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Peoria has been positive.
- Peoria has 3.5% less unemployment than Bloomington.
- Peoria job growth has increased by 12.5% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Bloomington, ILPeoria, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.5%9.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.9%17.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.8%-7.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.8%-7.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.1%-10.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-11.2%-12.5%6.3%

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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 10 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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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 BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS
61704 61701 61705
ZIPS IN PEORIA, ILLINOIS
61604 61614 61615 61603 61605 61606 61602 61625

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