East Ellijay Jobs

East Ellijay is a city in Gilmer County, Georgia, United States. The population was 707 at the 2000 census. As its name suggests, it is just east of Ellijay, Georgia, the site of a Cherokee settlement, one of several with the name. In Cherokee the name is properly rendered "Elatseyi" , which can be translated as "green verdant earth", suggesting fresh-springing vegetation. It was variously spelled Ellijay, Elejoy, and Allagae. In addition to the Cherokee town in Georgia, there were Cherokee towns of this name on, one, the Keowee River in South Carolina, two, on the Little Tennessee River at Ellijay Creek, and three, on Ellejoy Creek of the Little River near present-day Maryville, Tennessee. East Ellijay was originally the location of Fort Hetzel, one of the Cherokee removal forts built in 1838 to house the Cherokee people before sending them on the "Trail of Tears".

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Among the most common occupations in East Ellijay are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 47%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 17%. and Sales and office occupations, 11%. Approximately 84 percent of workers in East Ellijay, Georgia work for companies, 5 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed East Ellijay Jobs are for physical therapist jobs.

The leading industries in East Ellijay, Georgia are Manufacturing, 50%; Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 10%; and Educational, health and social services, 9%. Simply Hired's East Ellijay job listings indicate that the following industries in East Ellijay are hiring the most workers: Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Outpatient Surgery Centers and Home Health Care.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in East Ellijay, Georgia is $20,170, and the median income of households in East Ellijay was $35,875.

East Ellijay has an unemployment rate of 3.8%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our East Ellijay Trends data, the number of East Ellijay, Georgia jobs has increased by 142% since April 2008.

Population of East Ellijay Total population 707 Male 54.74% Female 45.26% Median age 30.5     East Ellijay Housing Owner-occupied homes 47.0% Median cost of a home $80,900 Median mortgage payment $456 Renter-occupied homes 53.0% Vacant housing 5.3% Median monthly rent $399     Average Income Median for all male full-time $20,341 Median for all female full-time $20,000     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 20% $25,000 to $34,999 11% $35,000 to $49,999 25% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 1% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 35% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16% High school graduate 26% Some college, no degree 11% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 5% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 28% Currently married 52% Separated 2% Widowed 8% Divorced 10%     Race White 71% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 29%     East Ellijay Commute Carpool 20.9% Public transportation 12.8% Average travel time 17 minutes

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