2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Waunakee, WI vs Wausau, WI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Wausau has been positive.
- Wausau has 1.1% less unemployment than Waunakee.
- Wausau job growth has increased by 0.1% in the past 10 years.
 Waunakee, WIWausau, WIUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Waunakee    2 Reviews

Waunakee is a great community with strong values. It's a great place to raise a family. It is located conveniently making commutes to Middleton, Sun Prairie, and Madison  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you want to fit in, in Waunakee, plan on having a lot of  More

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Reviews for Wausau    6 Reviews

Over 6 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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