2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Portage, IN vs Hobart, IN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Hobart has been positive.
- Hobart has 1.6% less unemployment than Portage.
- Hobart job growth has increased by 3.2% in the past 10 years.
 Portage, INHobart, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-6.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Portage    2 Reviews

Just a normal, big town in the Midwest. Decent public schools, sure, pretty safe, indeed and not expensive (yet) to live. On the one hand many normal-sized (mostly old)  More

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Over 19 years ago

Boring but good  More

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Reviews for Hobart    2 Reviews

How much is the rate of rent of a moble home, gas, electric, water and trash. How is grocery expense for one senior  More

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Cost of Living: Real Estate taxes have risen between 350 & 400% in the past 3 years and there is still no end in sight. Grocery costs seem to be average when compared  More

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