2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Rochester, MN vs Park Rapids, MN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Park Rapids has been positive.
- Park Rapids has 2.5% less unemployment than Rochester.
- Park Rapids job growth has increased by 4.8% in the past 10 years.
 Rochester, MNPark Rapids, MNUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.4%  Unlock6.3%
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 5 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 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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