2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Petoskey, MI vs Battle Creek, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Battle Creek has been positive.
- Battle Creek has 0.0% more unemployment than Petoskey.
- Battle Creek job growth has increased by 3.1% in the past 10 years.
 Petoskey, MIBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.5%7.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.2%21.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.2%-7.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.6%-8.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-6.2%-9.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%-3.1%6.3%
Reviews for Petoskey    15 Reviews

The people in Petoskey are generally pleasant, friendly, and courteous .... even the teenagers in our experience. Petoskey is certainly a physically attractive area in  More

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Petoskey, between Harbor Springs and Charlevoix, is in a trio of small northern Lower Michigan towns that exceeds the charm and sophistication of typical small towns.   More

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Over 5 years ago

My husband and I have lived in Petoskey for 8 years. We have lived in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Virginia and Ohio and by far, Petoskey is our favorite place to live. We  More

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Reviews for Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 12 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 15 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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