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Chesapeake, VA vs Rochester, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Rochester has been positive.
- Rochester has 1.5% more unemployment than Chesapeake.
- Rochester job growth has increased by 7.6% in the past 10 years.
 Chesapeake, VARochester, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-10.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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Reviews for Rochester    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The winters are very cold and some snow days can be quite challenging. The summers are great with very little humidty and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Back in the 1970's and early 1980's, Rochester was a nice quiet little town that people lived in to get away from the craziness of other areas in Oakland and Macomb  More

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