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Akron, OH vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Wilkes-Barre has been positive.
- Wilkes-Barre has 5.2% less unemployment than Akron.
- Wilkes-Barre job growth has increased by 3.1% in the past 10 years.
 Akron, OHWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock12.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 4 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 4 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 Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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