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Madison, WI vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Rockford has been positive.
- Rockford has 6.8% less unemployment than Madison.
- Rockford job growth has increased by 6.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Madison, WIRockford, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.3%10.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.9%21.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.6%-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.6%-7.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.2%-9.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.3%-6.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 4 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 5 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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ZIPS IN MADISON, WISCONSIN
53711, 53704, 53719, 53703, 53705, 53713, 53716, 53714, 53715, 53718, 13 total
ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104

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