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Waukegan, IL vs New Orleans, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in New Orleans has been positive.
- New Orleans has 0.8% less unemployment than Waukegan.
- New Orleans job growth has increased by 7.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Waukegan, ILNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.2%11.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.5%25.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.7%-7.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.7%-5.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.2%-5.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.9%7.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Waukegan    3 Reviews

Great people, beautifully diverse. All live and work together to provide the best for all residents. Lake County College is completing a 40 million dollar building  More

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Over 11 years ago

We're looking for a moderate climate. Waukegan is on Lake Michigan and could have a dynamic vibrant downtown but it doesn't. Great master plan if somehow Waukegan can  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have been living in north east waukegan for 12 years and I am excited by the recent surge of growth in the downtown area. Thanks to the Genesee theater, there are  More

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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ZIPS IN WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS
60085 60087
ZIPS IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
70119, 70122, 70118, 70131, 70115, 70126, 70117, 70127, 70114, 70124, 19 total

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