2026 Compare Cities Job Market:
Tinley Park, IL vs Oak Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Oak Forest has been positive.
- Oak Forest has 1.3% less unemployment than Tinley Park.
- Oak Forest job growth has increased by 5.8% in the past 10 years.
 Tinley Park, ILOak Forest, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-10.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Tinley Park    3 Reviews

There are several reasons why Illinois is the only state in the Midwest to lose residents in 2019. The population has been in decline for the last 6 years. I was raised  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived in the chicagoland area and suburbs all my life. Chicago has a lot of culture and things to do, but it also has a lot of cold, inpredictable, and GLOOMY  More

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Over 20 years ago

Education is exceptional within the Tinley Park area. The highschools are high competetive in academics and  More

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Reviews for Oak Forest    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We moved here originally from Chicago to find good schools. We have not been disappointed. The housing is less expensive than the surrounding areas but the schools are  More

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