Arlington Jobs

Arlington is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 211 at the 2000 census. In the early 1900s, Arlington, which was then called 'Lost Grove', was experiencing rapid growth and development. Many companies set up shop to profit from the people flocking to the jobs at the coal mines in this area of Illinois. The businesses included a mattress factory, beer brewery, numerous restaurants, a brothel, and many others. The mayor at the time was from New York, and changed the town's name to Arlington, after the town of Arlington, NY. Arlington was about the size of Peru, Illinois. On November 13, 1909, a fire in a mine shaft killed 259 miners, young and old, at the Cherry coal mine. Authorities sealed the mine to contain the fire, trapping many rescue workers inside. When the mine was opened a week later only twenty men had survived of the hundreds involved. This disaster influenced early worker's compensation laws and labor practices in the coal mining...more

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Among the most common occupations in Arlington are Service occupations, 25%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 20%. and Sales and office occupations, 15%. Approximately 80 percent of workers in Arlington, Illinois work for companies, 0 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Arlington Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, physical therapy jobs, occupational therapist jobs, occupational therapy jobs, speech therapy jobs and cashier jobs.

The leading industries in Arlington, Illinois are Manufacturing, 16%; Educational, health and social services, 13%; and Construction, 13%. Simply Hired's Arlington job listings indicate that the following industries in Arlington are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Pesticide & Herbicide Mfg, Petroleum Refineries and Convenience Stores.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Arlington, Illinois is $20,365, and the median income of households in Arlington was $27,292.

Arlington has an unemployment rate of 13.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Arlington Trends data, the number of Arlington, Illinois jobs has decreased by 8% since March 2008.

Population of Arlington Total population 211 Male 48.34% Female 51.66% Median age 34.5     Arlington Housing Owner-occupied homes 83.3% Median cost of a home $49,500 Median mortgage payment $209 Renter-occupied homes 16.7% Vacant housing 11.4% Median monthly rent $725     Average Income Median for all male full-time $22,292 Median for all female full-time $18,438     Household Income Less than $10,000 6% $10,000 to $14,999 3% $15,000 to $24,999 33% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 25% $50,000 to $74,999 9% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 15% High school graduate 46% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 4% Graduate degree 1%     Marital Status Never married 33% Currently married 53% Separated 0% Widowed 7% Divorced 7%     Race White 92% Black or African American 0% Asian 1% Other 7%     Arlington Commute Carpool 13.1% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 30 minutes

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