2026 Compare Cities Job Market:
Akron, OH vs Prescott, AR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Prescott has been positive.
- Prescott has 2.6% more unemployment than Akron.
- Prescott job growth has increased by 8.1% in the past 10 years.
 Akron, OHPrescott, ARUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 5 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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Reviews for Prescott    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I've been here for 16 yrs the people here are the best and I've never had a crime done to me or my  More

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Four seasons, but rarely too cold or too  More

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