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Murphysboro, IL vs Batavia, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Batavia has been positive.
- Batavia has 1.1% more unemployment than Murphysboro.
- Batavia job growth has increased by 2.0% in the past 10 years.
 Murphysboro, ILBatavia, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-6.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-8.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Murphysboro    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We moved to Murphysboro, IL from unincorporated Hinsdale, Timberlake area and love it down here. I grew up in Burr Ridge my entire life. Murphysboro has so many outdoors  More

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I have worked here for two years as a school teacher. However, I do live in another community. I have come to appreciate and admire the strong community spirit and  More

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I've lived in this town for my whole life and there are some ups and downs for this town, like where some people lives are really hostile and stuff but other places in  More

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Reviews for Batavia    3 Reviews

Batavia straddles the Fox River and is approximately 35 miles west of Chicago with convenient proximity to rail and expressway access to the city. It has a bit of a  More

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Over 18 years ago

A nice community with good  More

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Batavia is a great community for families. They have a great Park District, great shopping and entertainment in the area. The people in the area are genuinely friendly  More

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