2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Lake Forest, IL vs Melrose Park, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Melrose Park has been positive.
- Melrose Park has 2.6% less unemployment than Lake Forest.
- Melrose Park job growth has increased by 5.8% in the past 10 years.
 Lake Forest, ILMelrose Park, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.4%9.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.8%25.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.7%-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.9%-10.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%-9.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.9%-5.8%6.3%
Reviews for Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 14 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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Reviews for Melrose Park    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

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Melrose Park is relatively cheaper that living in Chicago. However, the public schools are not very  More

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