Atlantic City Jobs

Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA. Famous for its boardwalk and casino gambling, it is a resort community located on Absecon Island on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of the United States 2000 Census, population was 40,517 in the city, and 271,015 in the combined metropolitan area. Other municipalities on the island are Ventnor City, Margate City, and Longport. The main routes into Atlantic City are the Black Horse Pike , White Horse Pike and the Atlantic City Expressway. On May 1, 1854 Atlantic City was incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature. The new city contained portions of Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township. Like all major cities, Atlantic City contains distinct neighborhoods or districts. The communities are known as: The North Inlet, The South Inlet, Bungalow Park, the Marina District , Venice Park, Downtown , Ducktown, Chelsea, and Chelsea Heights.

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Among the most common occupations in Atlantic City are Service occupations, 42%. Sales and office occupations, 19%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 12%. Approximately 76 percent of workers in Atlantic City, New Jersey work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Atlantic City Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, store manager jobs, licensed practical nurse jobs, occupational therapist jobs, sales associate jobs and registered nurse jobs.

The leading industries in Atlantic City, New Jersey are Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 46%; Educational, health and social services, 10%; and Retail trade, 6%. Simply Hired's Atlantic City job listings indicate that the following industries in Atlantic City are hiring the most workers: Misc Store Retailers, Home Health Care, Hospitals, Books & Periodicals Wholesalers and Computer & Software Stores.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Atlantic City, New Jersey is $24,667, and the median income of households in Atlantic City was $26,969.

Atlantic City has an unemployment rate of 12.9%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Atlantic City Trends data, the number of Atlantic City, New Jersey jobs has increased by 46% since March 2008.

Population of Atlantic City Total population 40,517 Male 49.00% Female 51.00% Median age 34.7     Atlantic City Housing Owner-occupied homes 28.9% Median cost of a home $87,500 Median mortgage payment $648 Renter-occupied homes 71.1% Vacant housing 21.6% Median monthly rent $561     Average Income Median for all male full-time $25,471 Median for all female full-time $23,863     Household Income Less than $10,000 20% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 12% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 12% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 26% High school graduate 31% Some college, no degree 17% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 7% Graduate degree 3%     Marital Status Never married 39% Currently married 35% Separated 6% Widowed 10% Divorced 11%     Race White 28% Black or African American 46% Asian 11% Other 15%     Atlantic City Commute Carpool 11.7% Public transportation 27.9% Average travel time 19 minutes

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