2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Park Rapids, MN vs Wasilla, AK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Wasilla has been positive.
- Wasilla has 1.6% less unemployment than Park Rapids.
- Wasilla job growth has increased by 14.9% in the past 10 years.
 Park Rapids, MNWasilla, AKUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth45.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Park Rapids    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

if your looking for a good work place that pays well were your most likly to get hired is in park rapids witch is one walmart all tough you will get a job if you know  More

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Reviews for Wasilla    7 Reviews

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  More

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