2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Rockford, IL vs Little Rock, AR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Little Rock has been positive.
- Little Rock has 4.2% more unemployment than Rockford.
- Little Rock job growth has increased by 1.0% in the past 10 years.
 Rockford, ILLittle Rock, ARUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 5 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 6 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 Little Rock    59 Reviews

I grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and moved to Little Rock in 2007. I decided to move out of state in 2014, but I definitely enjoyed my time in Little Rock. It is  More

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Little Rock is a city that I thoroughly researched before moving to, but nothing prepared me for the hills! They're even steeper than San Francisco, and they're  More

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After leaving critical reviews for a LOT of different cities, I finally found my home. Before moving to Little Rock, I had researched nearly every medium/big city in the  More

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