2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Rockford, IL vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Rochester has been positive.
- Rochester has 0.3% more unemployment than Rockford.
- Rochester job growth has increased by 7.2% in the past 10 years.
 Rockford, ILRochester, NYUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.1%9.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.9%20.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%-4.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.3%-6.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%-7.2%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 Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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