2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Richmond, KY vs Wausau, WI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Wausau has been positive.
- Wausau has 0.3% more unemployment than Richmond.
- Wausau job growth has increased by 0.1% in the past 10 years.
 Richmond, KYWausau, WIUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.9%4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.2%34.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-3.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.3%-4.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.4%-3.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.9%0.1%6.3%
Reviews for Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Over 15 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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Reviews for Wausau    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I visited Wausau during the summer and it was a very nice change from Phoenix. The people were friendly & helpful. It was a little humid than what I’m used to but  More

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Beautiful area geographically but beneath that beauty are some of the most overly conservative, unfriendly, judgemental people anywhere. Very hard to make friends here  More

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I LIVED IN WAUSAU WI OVER 23 YEARS AGO. I RELOCATED TO WYOMING IN 1990 FOR GOVERMENT POSITION. NOW RETIRED FROM FEDERAL SERVICE, I WILL BE MOVING BACK TO THE UPPER  More

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