2026 Compare Cities Job Market:
Carrboro, NC vs Springfield, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Springfield has been positive.
- Springfield has 3.9% less unemployment than Carrboro.
- Springfield job growth has increased by 10.1% in the past 10 years.
 Carrboro, NCSpringfield, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-9.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 16 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  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 5 years ago

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

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