2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Kankakee, IL vs Waterbury, CT

Change Cities
Highlights
- Job Growth in Waterbury has been positive.
- Waterbury has 1.2% less unemployment than Kankakee.
- Waterbury job growth has increased by 1.5% in the past 10 years.
 Kankakee, ILWaterbury, CTUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock13.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

   |    Reply

Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

   |    Reply

Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Kankakee

Reviews for Waterbury    10 Reviews

Very affordable but it has its own elegant history (Brass City) Almost all residents keep updating their values timely, the largest community, higher cultural  More

   |    Reply

I was born here in 1988 and have lived here after growing up mainly in next-door Watertown (which is outstanding. Go  More

   |    Reply

Over 11 years ago

Taxes,  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Waterbury


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.