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Sherman, TX vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Rockford has been positive.
- Rockford has 4.1% less unemployment than Sherman.
- Rockford job growth has increased by 6.9% in the past 10 years.
 Sherman, TXRockford, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock10.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-9.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Sherman    4 Reviews

I'm a sub in the school system and boy is it an eye opener! A LOT MORE MONEY needs to be spent here. There are so many people with very little education, few good  More

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Over 12 years ago

This is very INACCURATE. You can NOT find a decent house for $79,000 in this area unless it is a mobile home/trailer. I looked for 6 months and could NOT find a house in  More

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Over 17 years ago

Sherman is one of the nicest cities in the U.S. First, the population and the business climate is exploding, with new hotels, a convention center and 7 new banks in the  More

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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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