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Gary, IN vs Merrillville, IN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Merrillville has been positive.
- Merrillville has 4.2% more unemployment than Gary.
- Merrillville job growth has increased by 0.7% in the past 10 years.
 Gary, INMerrillville, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment13.0%8.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.1%27.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.1%-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.7%-7.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.0%-6.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.1%-0.7%6.3%
Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 9 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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