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Rockford, IL vs Cookeville, TN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Cookeville has been positive.
- Cookeville has 4.7% more unemployment than Rockford.
- Cookeville job growth has increased by 8.6% in the past 10 years.
 Rockford, ILCookeville, TNUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.1%5.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.9%42.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-3.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%0.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.3%7.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%8.6%6.3%
Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 5 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I lived in Cookeville for around 7 years non consecutively. Don’t expect to go on a walk here. Sidewalks are fairly abundant but they are not well maintained and there  More

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My wife and I both moved here to work for state government. Other people are right, the pay is awful, hovering around $28k for people with masters and doctorates. Rental  More

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Been here for 4-5 years now, crime is on the rise and pay is stagnant, don't look for much over 28k a year in gross income here. Lots of areas are getting metro  More

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