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Webster City, IA vs DeKalb, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in DeKalb has been positive.
- DeKalb has 2.7% less unemployment than Webster City.
- DeKalb job growth has increased by 5.8% in the past 10 years.
 Webster City, IADeKalb, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-13.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Webster City    1 Reviews

Electrolux, the largest employer in Webster City, will lay off 700 employees in the fall of 2006. The jobs will be out-sourced to  More

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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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