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Oakwood, OH vs Wayne, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Wayne has been positive.
- Wayne has 0.1% more unemployment than Oakwood.
- Wayne job growth has increased by 2.5% in the past 10 years.
 Oakwood, OHWayne, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-8.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Oakwood    2 Reviews

Oakwood and Kettering are by far the two most desirable and safest communities in all of the greater Dayton area. I have grown up in these areas my whole life, and they  More

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Over 20 years ago

We lived in Oakwood Ohio, outside Dayton Ohio, for 4 years while my husband was stationed at Wright Patterson AFB (about 20 miles away). We absolutely loved the town,  More

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Reviews for Wayne    1 Reviews

Surrounded on all sides by growth, the heavily forested, rural atmosphere of Wayne, Illinois eludes the destructive nature of uncontrolled expansion of her neighbors.  More

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