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Rockford, IL vs St. Paul, MN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in St. Paul has been positive.
- St. Paul has 5.2% more unemployment than Rockford.
- St. Paul job growth has increased by 7.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Rockford, ILSt. Paul, MNUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.1%4.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.9%35.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%-2.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.3%0.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%7.9%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 St. Paul    24 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how  More

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Over 7 years ago

The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt.  More

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ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104
ZIPS IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
55106, 55117, 55104, 55119, 55105, 55116, 55102, 55130, 55108, 55107, 14 total

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