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Onalaska, WI vs Rochester, MN

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- Job Growth in Rochester has been positive.
- Rochester has 0.2% more unemployment than Onalaska.
- Rochester job growth has increased by 14.4% in the past 10 years.
 Onalaska, WIRochester, MNUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock7.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Onalaska    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Onalaska is a great place to live! Every aspect is perfect  More

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Over 17 years ago

I was in nearby lacrosse working for a couple months, and there was nothing to do but drink and fish. And cold you fish. There was this small family owned boat rental  More

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Over 20 years ago

This is a great town to raise a family in. The people are mostly friendly, and if you like small town life, then this is the place for you. It has a university nearby,  More

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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 6 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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