2026 Compare Cities Job Market:
Park Forest, IL vs Harvey, IL

Change Cities
Highlights
- Job Growth in Harvey has been positive.
- Harvey has 5.2% less unemployment than Park Forest.
- Harvey job growth has increased by 6.4% in the past 10 years.
 Park Forest, ILHarvey, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock17.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-10.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Park Forest    4 Reviews

I'm happy to share that it IS coming back. I'm very thankful we found this community. Our family (husband, wife, 1 young child) recently bought our a little house here  More

   |    Reply

Park Forest is beautiful, but it's going down. You can see tons of green, an excellent library, but also plenty of vacant buildings. In its hay day, it must have been  More

   |    Reply

Over 13 years ago

No disrespect to the remaining officials and friends from my upbringing; but, leave town. I read how Park forest continues to fight off urban decay. It's simply a  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Park Forest

Reviews for Harvey    1 Reviews

Harvey Il is a suburb of Chicago (south of Chicago city limits). The CRIME RATE is EXTREME and, The Housing Values Suck. Harvey's "hayday" ended in the Early 70's.   More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Harvey


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.