Bedford Jobs

Bedford is a city in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. The population was 13,768 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Lawrence County , and was founded under its current name in the early 1900s by a wealthy landowner named Kyle Wade.

Bedford is known as the limestone capital of the world, and is surrounded by limestone quarries, many of which are used by the residents for swimming. A common name for the light gray Indiana limestone quarried in south central Indiana is "Bedford limestone". Much of the limestone used in the construction of various Washington, D.C. monuments was quarried in the Bedford area. Bedford received $700,000 in grants from the federal government to build an eight-story replica of the Great Pyramid out of local limestone. The work was never completed. Bedford is also home to automotive plants run by General Motors and Visteon.

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Among the most common occupations in Bedford are Management, professional, and related occupations, 24%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 22%. and Sales and office occupations, 22%. Approximately 75 percent of workers in Bedford, Indiana work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Bedford Jobs are for mechanical engineer jobs, registered nurse jobs, mgr ii, quality jobs, software engineer jobs, physical therapist jobs and program analyst jobs.

The leading industries in Bedford, Indiana are Educational, health and social services, 21%; Manufacturing, 20%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Bedford job listings indicate that the following industries in Bedford are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Clinics & Outpatient Services and Satellite Communications.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Bedford, Indiana is $27,267, and the median income of households in Bedford was $31,022.

Bedford has an unemployment rate of 7.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Bedford Trends data, the number of Bedford, Indiana jobs has decreased by 69% since March 2008.

Population of Bedford Total population 13,768 Male 46.48% Female 53.52% Median age 41.4     Bedford Housing Owner-occupied homes 65.0% Median cost of a home $69,900 Median mortgage payment $437 Renter-occupied homes 35.0% Vacant housing 8.5% Median monthly rent $455     Average Income Median for all male full-time $31,956 Median for all female full-time $22,578     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 19% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 8% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 18% High school graduate 41% Some college, no degree 16% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 8% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 19% Currently married 53% Separated 1% Widowed 12% Divorced 15%     Race White 98% Black or African American 1% Asian 0% Other 1%     Bedford Commute Carpool 16.3% Public transportation 1.1% Average travel time 21 minutes

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