2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Philadelphia, PA vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bloomington has been positive.
- Bloomington has 5.1% more unemployment than Philadelphia.
- Bloomington job growth has increased by 11.2% in the past 10 years.
 Philadelphia, PABloomington, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.6%5.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.4%22.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.2%-6.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%-7.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-1.8%-9.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.2%-11.2%6.3%
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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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 10 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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