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East Chicago, IN vs Portage, IN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portage has been positive.
- Portage has 6.6% more unemployment than East Chicago.
- Portage job growth has increased by 1.0% in the past 10 years.
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 East Chicago, INPortage, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment12.5%5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.9%28.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.1%-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.6%-6.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.1%-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%1.0%6.3%

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Reviews for East Chicago    2 Reviews
Bp · East Chicago, IN
Ridiculous state to live in
Over 14 years ago

Do not move to East Chicado Indiana. No jobs high crimes and many Chicagoans out here now. I would'nt say that's a bad thing because the kids that are born and raise in  More

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Bp · Norfolk, VA
Stay Away!!!
Over 15 years ago

I was born and raise in East Chicago, In. and over the years I have seen vast decay of a once very vibrant and beautiful city...crime is out of control...the politics  More

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Reviews for Portage    2 Reviews
Al · Portage, IN
Definitely not a for a city person
Over 5 years ago

Just a normal, big town in the Midwest. Decent public schools, sure, pretty safe, indeed and not expensive (yet) to live. On the one hand many normal-sized (mostly old)  More

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Trent · Portage, IN
portage
Over 18 years ago

Boring but good  More

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