2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Yakima, WA vs Norman, OK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Norman has been positive.
- Norman has 2.8% more unemployment than Yakima.
- Norman job growth has increased by 9.8% in the past 10 years.
 Yakima, WANorman, OKUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.1%3.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.1%33.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.7%-3.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.5%-0.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth4.3%1.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.6%9.8%6.3%
Reviews for Yakima    12 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Overall we've enjoyed our stay in Yakima after several years and plan on being here for several more, at least. The spring and summer here are just unreal compared to  More

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Over 8 years ago

I may be relocating to Yakima, WA for a professional position at a local university. I have never lived in this part of the country as I am from the East Coast. I have  More

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Yakima is situated in the high desert, eastern elevations of the Cascade Mountain Range. Coming from the humid, eastern parts of the country, I was amazed at how  More

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Reviews for Norman    10 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I was born here, raised here, and spent most of my formative years here, but plan to leave soon. The schools are good, the healthcare is okay, and there is very little  More

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I originally came to live in Langston, OK because I had lost my job in Sanford, Florida. I had lived in Florida all of my life (45 years) until coming to Oklahoma. I was  More

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Over 11 years ago

When I came to college in Norman in 1967, after a childhood spent on miliary bases, I saw the leafy neighborhoods and the truly beautiful OU campus and I thought it was  More

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