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Moline, IL vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Decatur has been positive.
- Decatur has 3.7% less unemployment than Moline.
- Decatur job growth has increased by 14.5% in the past 10 years.
 Moline, ILDecatur, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock10.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-10.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-10.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Moline    14 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I spent the first 35 years of my life in the Illinois Quad Cities. Most of the time was spent in Moline. If you enjoy watersports, there are two rivers, and many  More

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I'm a student in the Quad Cities and have been living at The Mills with two of my friends. It's a newer complex and we haven't had any issues. Just in case anyone is  More

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I felt like I had to give a review after seeing some of the other posts about Moline. I moved here (from Chicago) a year ago, and I absolutely love it. I'll tell you  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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