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Peoria, IL vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Philadelphia has been positive.
- Philadelphia has 1.6% less unemployment than Peoria.
- Philadelphia job growth has increased by 3.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Peoria, ILPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.0%10.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth17.4%28.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.5%-7.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.7%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-10.8%-1.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-12.5%3.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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ZIPS IN PEORIA, ILLINOIS
61604 61614 61615 61603 61605 61606 61602 61625
ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total

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