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Park Forest, IL vs University Park, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in University Park has been positive.
- University Park has 5.1% more unemployment than Park Forest.
- University Park job growth has increased by 1.2% in the past 10 years.
 Park Forest, ILUniversity Park, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-6.8%-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

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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

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Over 12 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

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