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Chester, VA vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bloomington has been positive.
- Bloomington has 0.7% less unemployment than Chester.
- Bloomington job growth has increased by 11.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Chester, VABloomington, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.8%5.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.5%22.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-6.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%-7.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.4%-9.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.1%-11.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 10 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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ZIPS IN CHESTER, VIRGINIA
23831
ZIPS IN BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS
61704 61701 61705

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