2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Lafayette, IN vs Yakima, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Yakima has been positive.
- Yakima has 1.2% less unemployment than Lafayette.
- Yakima job growth has increased by 8.6% in the past 10 years.
 Lafayette, INYakima, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.9%6.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.0%40.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.2%-3.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%0.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.3%4.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.6%8.6%6.3%
Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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Reviews for Yakima    12 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Overall we've enjoyed our stay in Yakima after several years and plan on being here for several more, at least. The spring and summer here are just unreal compared to  More

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Over 8 years ago

I may be relocating to Yakima, WA for a professional position at a local university. I have never lived in this part of the country as I am from the East Coast. I have  More

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Yakima is situated in the high desert, eastern elevations of the Cascade Mountain Range. Coming from the humid, eastern parts of the country, I was amazed at how  More

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