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Rockford, IL vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Peoria has been positive.
- Peoria has 1.1% more unemployment than Rockford.
- Peoria job growth has increased by 12.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Rockford, ILPeoria, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.1%9.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.9%17.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-7.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%-7.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.3%-10.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%-12.5%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 Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104
ZIPS IN PEORIA, ILLINOIS
61604 61614 61615 61603 61605 61606 61602 61625

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