2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Ironwood, MI vs Okemos, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Okemos has been positive.
- Okemos has 0.4% more unemployment than Ironwood.
- Okemos job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.
 Ironwood, MIOkemos, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.6%5.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth17.8%34.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.4%-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.1%-6.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-10.6%-2.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-13.5%2.7%6.3%
Reviews for Ironwood    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Have lived here 7 years. Moved here from a large Midwestern city. Wonderful place to retire if you like fairly long winters and don't mind 150+ inches of snow every  More

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Over 15 years ago

It is called the big snow country for a reason. It snows...a lot...and gets very chilly. The winters last a good 6-7 months. If you like to ski, ice fish, snowmobile, or  More

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Over 16 years ago

The western U.P. is amazing. There's the obvious attractions like ski areas and the world's tallest fiberglass Native American statue, but walking on the shores of Lake  More

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Reviews for Okemos    2 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived here for a couple of years now and overall it’s been ok. Okemos, is generally pretty similar to most other small towns in Michigan. However, it’s slightly set  More

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Over 15 years ago

Fantastic school system here in Okemos! Best in the  More

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