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Milwaukie, OR vs Springfield, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Springfield has been positive.
- Springfield has 1.0% less unemployment than Milwaukie.
- Springfield job growth has increased by 10.1% in the past 10 years.
 Milwaukie, ORSpringfield, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth43.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-9.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Milwaukie    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Beautiful place to live. Just enough liberals in the Portland Metro area. High unemployment right now but never a great time to buy a house.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Since I moved in March 2014 the cost of rent has increased including all of the Portland Metro area. The Oregon state minimum wage is 9.25 hr and there is no sales tax  More

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Over 15 years ago

Beautiful place to live. Too many liberals in the Portland Metro area. High unemployment right now but great time to buy a  More

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Reviews for Springfield    25 Reviews

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

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I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

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hugh · 
Over 4 years ago

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More

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