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Yelm, WA vs Rainier, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Rainier has been positive.
- Rainier has 1.0% less unemployment than Yelm.
- Rainier job growth has increased by 7.3% in the past 10 years.
 Yelm, WARainier, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock5.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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Reviews for Rainier    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you want a ton of drugs around you, police who do nothing when something happens, junk public schools, and high property taxes - this is the place for you. Oh and egg  More

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We came to Rainier 5 years ago from Tillamook on the coast. The weather is pretty much the same as for the coast except in summer, so if you're not right on the river  More

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