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Oakland, CA vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Smith has been positive.
- Fort Smith has 3.1% more unemployment than Oakland.
- Fort Smith job growth has increased by 3.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Oakland, CAFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.7%4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.3%21.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.0%-3.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.8%-4.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%-4.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.9%-3.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 3 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  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 OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
94601, 94605, 94611, 94606, 94603, 94621, 94610, 94602, 94608, 94607, 15 total
ZIPS IN FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
72903 72904 72901 72908 72916

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