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Hoboken, NJ vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Rockford has been positive.
- Rockford has 5.9% less unemployment than Hoboken.
- Rockford job growth has increased by 6.9% in the past 10 years.
 Hoboken, NJRockford, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock10.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-9.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Hoboken    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great place to  More

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Over 14 years ago

Hoboken is one of those places that is still overlooked. With Brooklyn blowing up,why not live essentially the same subway-trip from Manhattan without paying city tax,  More

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Over 14 years ago

My kind of  More

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 5 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 6 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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