2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Rio Rancho, NM vs Norman, OK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Norman has been positive.
- Norman has 4.3% more unemployment than Rio Rancho.
- Norman job growth has increased by 9.8% in the past 10 years.
 Rio Rancho, NMNorman, OKUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.6%3.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.9%33.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.5%-3.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.7%-0.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth4.1%1.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.9%9.8%6.3%
Reviews for Rio Rancho    21 Reviews

I have lived in the area for the past three years with my husband. Although vastly better than Albuquerque, this is not a safe area. We have had overt and petty crime on  More

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The pros: -Fairly good year-round weather. Sunny days outnumber cloudy days, there are days when the temps fall below freezing and the sun will still be shining. It's  More

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Over 4 years ago

Affordable housing, low crime (compared to Albuquerque), awesome weather with all 4 seasons, beautiful environment and some pretty awesome people. I love Rio Rancho,  More

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Reviews for Norman    10 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I was born here, raised here, and spent most of my formative years here, but plan to leave soon. The schools are good, the healthcare is okay, and there is very little  More

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I originally came to live in Langston, OK because I had lost my job in Sanford, Florida. I had lived in Florida all of my life (45 years) until coming to Oklahoma. I was  More

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Over 11 years ago

When I came to college in Norman in 1967, after a childhood spent on miliary bases, I saw the leafy neighborhoods and the truly beautiful OU campus and I thought it was  More

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