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Bloomington, MN vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Rockford has been positive.
- Rockford has 5.5% less unemployment than Bloomington.
- Rockford job growth has increased by 6.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Bloomington, MNRockford, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.6%10.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.4%21.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.6%-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%-7.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%-9.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.2%-6.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Bloomington    3 Reviews

the cost of living is outrageous and the climate is one of the worst in the U.S. people are rude and traffic is  More

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bloomington is a comfortalble subarb, but their are huge diffrances between the east and west sides of town for example; shanty's ,housing thiry family members in a two  More

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Over 17 years ago

With the light rail and bus system, it's very easy to get around Bloomington as well as travel downtown. Still most people drive, however. If you want your older kids  More

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 5 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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ZIPS IN BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA
55420 55431 55437 55438 55425
ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104

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