2026 Compare Cities Job Market:
Elgin, IL vs Lakeview, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lakeview has been positive.
- Lakeview has 2.4% more unemployment than Elgin.
- Lakeview job growth has increased by 6.6% in the past 10 years.
 Elgin, ILLakeview, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock8.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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Reviews for Lakeview    1 Reviews

I lived in Lakeview for 18 years. It is a dirty, windy high desert town with an extreme intolerance of anyone of a different color or of higher educational achievement.  More

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