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Elgin, IL vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Rockford has been positive.
- Rockford has 0.2% more unemployment than Elgin.
- Rockford job growth has increased by 6.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Elgin, ILRockford, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.9%10.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.3%21.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.7%-7.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.7%-9.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.7%-6.9%6.3%

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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 14 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 Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 5 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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ZIPS IN ELGIN, ILLINOIS
60120
ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104

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