2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Prestonsburg, KY vs Huntsville, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Huntsville has been positive.
- Huntsville has 4.4% more unemployment than Prestonsburg.
- Huntsville job growth has increased by 14.5% in the past 10 years.
 Prestonsburg, KYHuntsville, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.5%3.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth18.6%40.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.8%-0.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.1%5.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.3%10.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-19.9%14.5%6.3%
Reviews for Prestonsburg    1 Reviews

Living the past 30 years in the dry desert of the southwest, my family and I spent the past 3-years looking at potential states to move too. Some place green! We finally  More

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Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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