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Lowell, MA vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Smith has been positive.
- Fort Smith has 3.4% more unemployment than Lowell.
- Fort Smith job growth has increased by 3.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Lowell, MAFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth41.6%21.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.5%-3.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.1%-4.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-0.8%-4.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.4%-3.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 16 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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ZIPS IN LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
01852 01851 01854 01850
ZIPS IN FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
72903 72904 72901 72908 72916

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