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DeKalb, IL vs Austin, MN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Austin has been positive.
- Austin has 2.8% more unemployment than DeKalb.
- Austin job growth has increased by 1.1% in the past 10 years.
 DeKalb, ILAustin, MNUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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Reviews for Austin    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I lived in Austin for 15 years. I only lasted that long because I had kids and wanted to raise them close to my hometown in another state. I would recommend that you  More

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Over 18 years ago

man you may not think that austin can be hard or anything but im tellin u that i moved up here from chicago and this is a bad little town, the crime rates are high and  More

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