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Peoria, IL vs St. Joseph, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in St. Joseph has been positive.
- St. Joseph has 4.0% more unemployment than Peoria.
- St. Joseph job growth has increased by 2.0% in the past 10 years.
 Peoria, ILSt. Joseph, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth17.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-12.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 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 St. Joseph    2 Reviews

St. Joe is an excellent bedroom community to Champaign Urbana. The local grocery store and restaurants and shops are few but sufficient and Urbana is just 8 miles way.   More

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Over 17 years ago

I do not know what the difference is in St.Joseph and St.Joseph township, but i lived there back from 1975 until the spring of 1979. I have good memories there of the  More

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