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Mount Ida, AR vs Mena, AR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Mena has been positive.
- Mena has 0.2% more unemployment than Mount Ida.
- Mena job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.
 Mount Ida, ARMena, ARUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth14.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-22.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Mount Ida    2 Reviews

I love this beautiful mountain city. Beautiful scenery. Small town. It is surrounded by crystal mines and gem mines. It is up and coming. There is a stage with bluegrass  More

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Over 9 years ago

Mount Ida is small with not a lot to do unless you attend church or like water sports. The chiggers and ticks are to unbearable enjoy the outdoors. The weather in late  More

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Reviews for Mena    4 Reviews

No jobs, nothing to do for retirees, nothing to do for teens or children. If you are not connected to local families you will never be accepted. Before even considering  More

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I grew up in Mena, AR and left there when I joined the Marine Corps. I never used drugs, most of the guys were active in sports and there were NO TEENS pregnant at the  More

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I read with astonishment the only review of Mena Arkansas, and I must disaggree. I moved here in 2005 from crowded and congested Florida and have never regretted the  More

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