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Joliet, IL vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portland has been positive.
- Portland has 2.5% more unemployment than Joliet.
- Portland job growth has increased by 11.8% in the past 10 years.

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 Joliet, ILPortland, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.4%6.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.3%42.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.5%-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.3%-3.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.7%2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%11.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Joliet    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Great place to live !!!!!!!!!! Lived in Naperville for 30 years in that rat race ! Came herE bought a home reallll cheap and neighbors are great and taxes are low ! Lots  More

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Over 10 years ago

its laid back mixed town people mind to them self.I like it at first I didn't but it grew on me anyway overall its a nice place to  More

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Over 12 years ago

The West side of town above the Bluffs is filled with stately Victorian homes. Public gatherings on major holidays are  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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ZIPS IN JOLIET, ILLINOIS
60435 60586 60431
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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