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Champaign, IL vs Fairbanks, AK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fairbanks has been positive.
- Fairbanks has 2.3% less unemployment than Champaign.
- Fairbanks job growth has increased by 8.0% in the past 10 years.

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 Champaign, ILFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.9%7.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.0%16.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.0%-3.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.6%-4.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.6%-6.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.3%-8.0%6.3%

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 13 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 14 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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ZIPS IN CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
61820 61821 61822
ZIPS IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
99701 99703

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