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Paragould, AR vs Jonesboro, AR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Jonesboro has been positive.
- Jonesboro has 0.6% more unemployment than Paragould.
- Jonesboro job growth has increased by 21.0% in the past 10 years.

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 Paragould, ARJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.7%4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth25.0%40.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.5%-3.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.7%1.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.5%8.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth5.8%21.0%6.3%

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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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Reviews for Jonesboro    18 Reviews

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I have lived in Jonesboro for 25 years and have enjoyed seeing the economic growth of this community. My children are able to attend a great public school and my wife  More

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Over 4 years ago

Yikes, this is one of those places that used to have sundown town policies in place well into the 20th century. Welcome to the conservative, baptist South.  More

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Ashamed of Jonesboro! I was born and raised there back in the late 70's and 80's We never heard of killings, not much of drugs, we were able to play outside, Nettleton  More

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