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Murphysboro, IL vs Mount Sterling, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Mount Sterling has been positive.
- Mount Sterling has 3.2% more unemployment than Murphysboro.
- Mount Sterling job growth has increased by 20.0% in the past 10 years.
 Murphysboro, ILMount Sterling, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock2.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock7.4%-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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