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Cookeville, TN vs Paragould, AR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Paragould has been positive.
- Paragould has 0.7% more unemployment than Cookeville.
- Paragould job growth has increased by 5.8% in the past 10 years.
 Cookeville, TNParagould, ARUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.4%4.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.3%25.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.7%-5.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.5%-2.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth7.1%-2.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.6%5.8%6.3%
Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I lived in Cookeville for around 7 years non consecutively. Don’t expect to go on a walk here. Sidewalks are fairly abundant but they are not well maintained and there  More

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My wife and I both moved here to work for state government. Other people are right, the pay is awful, hovering around $28k for people with masters and doctorates. Rental  More

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Been here for 4-5 years now, crime is on the rise and pay is stagnant, don't look for much over 28k a year in gross income here. Lots of areas are getting metro  More

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Reviews for Paragould    6 Reviews

I moved here in March of 2023 and I love it! Coming from the east coast was a breath of fresh air to me. Everyone is so polite, and I have never seen so many people go  More

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Over 8 years ago

I was born and raised here in Paragould, AR and I have never really got to enjoy going to malls with families or nice resturants, nor do I ever remember having a lot of  More

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Over 14 years ago

Truth is YES you haveto have money or your poor in Paragould. Paragould doesnt have good paying jobs. Paragould has a really bad Meth problem way more than its fair  More

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