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Rochester, MN vs Lacey, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lacey has been positive.
- Lacey has 3.0% less unemployment than Rochester.
- Lacey job growth has increased by 24.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Rochester, MNLacey, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.6%6.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.7%43.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-0.9%-2.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.8%5.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth7.0%17.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.4%24.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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Reviews for Lacey    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

My husband is in the military and so we move from place to place. Lacey is about 20 minutes drive from Joint Base Lewis Mcchord. The area is really nice because it is a  More

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Over 14 years ago

I'm just ready to move someplace where the sun shines more, it's warmer and  More

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Over 15 years ago

There is currently construction on a trail that connects from Lacey to Tummwater. The trail used to be an abandoned railroad. I'm very happy because of  More

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ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
55901 55904 55902 55906 55905
ZIPS IN LACEY, WASHINGTON
98503 98513 98516

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