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Memphis, TN vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Champaign has been positive.
- Champaign has 3.1% more unemployment than Memphis.
- Champaign job growth has increased by 7.3% in the past 10 years.
 Memphis, TNChampaign, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Memphis    148 Reviews

I was mugged my very first night in Memphis. They tried to take my iPhone. I was walking only a block from my house in a "safe" area, too.  More

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Memphis is a city with a history of civil rights, slavery , blues and rockn'roll music. It's a great place for a weekend getaway. This city has lots of great things to  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do you like being panhandled every 30 seconds? Love that cool ambiance of gangs? Are drugs your thing? Then you will love Memphis. Had good times here in the 90’s, the  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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