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Rockford, IL vs Hoover, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Hoover has been positive.
- Hoover has 8.2% more unemployment than Rockford.
- Hoover job growth has increased by 9.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Rockford, ILHoover, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.1%1.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.9%32.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-3.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%1.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.3%2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%9.1%6.3%

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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 Hoover    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Hoover is in central Alabama and is a suburb of Birmigham. It has a mild four season climate wellsuited to nature lovers, golfers, and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hoover, Alabama has a wide range of home buying opportunities. A huge plus is the up and coming TND community at The Preserve. The homes in this quaint neighborhood  More

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Over 19 years ago

Good municipal facilities (City Recreation Center, great library, good police and fire protection). Good schools (especially for Alabama). Traffic is heavy at  More

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ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104
ZIPS IN HOOVER, ALABAMA
35242 35226 35244

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