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Portland, OR vs Wheeling, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Wheeling has been positive.
- Wheeling has 0.9% more unemployment than Portland.
- Wheeling job growth has increased by 0.6% in the past 10 years.
 Portland, ORWheeling, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-6.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Wheeling    2 Reviews

Wheeling is a huge industrial area with a lot of job opportunities in a close community with great schools-which is why the real estate is pricy, yet still easy to find  More

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I have lived in Wheeling for a year now. I didn't have the chance to check it out before I moved there.(long story). It is very diverse and if you are an American  More

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