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Paducah, KY vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Elgin has been positive.
- Elgin has 3.7% less unemployment than Paducah.
- Elgin job growth has increased by 0.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Paducah, KYElgin, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.2%9.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.0%28.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.1%-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.5%-8.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%-7.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.0%-0.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Paducah    16 Reviews

Joel · 

I have visited it the 1st time and thought it was a rundown ghetto but the 2nd time I loved  More

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Over 4 years ago

The downtown area is fun and the murals on the floodwall provide an interesting history of the  More

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Over 10 years ago

Move here six years ago, and was very optimistic. I love meeting new people and adventure. Me my husband and two kids moved here from Louisville are. This place is like  More

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Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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ZIPS IN PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
42003 42001
ZIPS IN ELGIN, ILLINOIS
60120

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