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Salem, VA vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bloomington has been positive.
- Bloomington has 0.9% less unemployment than Salem.
- Bloomington job growth has increased by 11.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Salem, VABloomington, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.6%5.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.0%22.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.3%-6.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.4%-7.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.6%-9.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.3%-11.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I am looking for property in  More

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Over 9 years ago

When we moved from Glen Allen VA to Salem I had read on here that cost of living including housing was cheaper. Housing is less unless you want a house bigger than 1300  More

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Over 13 years ago

Salem is a lovely town surrounded by the beauty of the Blue Ridge mountains. Spring, Summer and Fall is exceptionally beautiful with moderate climate and lots of  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 10 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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ZIPS IN SALEM, VIRGINIA
24153
ZIPS IN BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS
61704 61701 61705

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