2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
El Cajon, CA vs DeKalb, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in DeKalb has been positive.
- DeKalb has 2.6% more unemployment than El Cajon.
- DeKalb job growth has increased by 5.8% in the past 10 years.
 El Cajon, CADeKalb, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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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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