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Chicago, IL vs Covington, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Covington has been positive.
- Covington has 4.6% more unemployment than Chicago.
- Covington job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Chicago, ILCovington, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.0%4.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth25.7%28.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.4%-7.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.3%-3.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.3%-1.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%6.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Chicago    271 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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Reviews for Covington    3 Reviews

I have lived half of my life in Covington, LA and can honestly say I am glad that I moved back to the country in Bush, LA. Covington is too clogged with traffic, stores,  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. Since Hurricane Katrina the area has exploded with people and traffic. It's a nice place to visit but you don't want to live  More

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Over 17 years ago

What kind of family entertainment do Covington  More

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ZIPS IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
60629, 60618, 60632, 60639, 60623, 60647, 60617, 60625, 60608, 60634, 56 total
ZIPS IN COVINGTON, LOUISIANA
70433 70435

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