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Champaign, IL vs San Luis Obispo, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in San Luis Obispo has been positive.
- San Luis Obispo has 0.6% less unemployment than Champaign.
- San Luis Obispo job growth has increased by 2.3% in the past 10 years.
 Champaign, ILSan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 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 8 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 San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Over 10 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  More

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