Ferriday Jobs

Ferriday is a town in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,723 at the 2000 census. Ferriday claims to have produced more famous people per square mile than any other American small town. This curious fact intrigued author Elaine Dundy who probed that phenomenon while profiling both celebrities and townsfolk in her book, Ferriday, Louisiana, published by E. P. Dutton in 1991.

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Among the most common occupations in Ferriday are Sales and office occupations, 22%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 21%. and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 65 percent of workers in Ferriday, Louisiana work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Ferriday Jobs are for internal medicine jobs, occupational therapist jobs, physical therapist jobs and occupational therapy jobs.

The leading industries in Ferriday, Louisiana are Educational, health and social services, 23%; Manufacturing, 9%; and Retail trade, 8%. Simply Hired's Ferriday job listings indicate that the following industries in Ferriday are hiring the most workers: Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Discount & Club Stores, Misc Information Services and Department Stores.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Ferriday, Louisiana is $20,190, and the median income of households in Ferriday was $14,732.

Ferriday has an unemployment rate of 18.3%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Ferriday Trends data, the number of Ferriday, Louisiana jobs has decreased by 63% since March 2008.

Population of Ferriday Total population 3,723 Male 43.24% Female 56.76% Median age 34.2     Ferriday Housing Owner-occupied homes 60.2% Median cost of a home $45,700 Median mortgage payment $386 Renter-occupied homes 39.8% Vacant housing 9.9% Median monthly rent $246     Average Income Median for all male full-time $23,654 Median for all female full-time $16,725     Household Income Less than $10,000 36% $10,000 to $14,999 15% $15,000 to $24,999 18% $25,000 to $34,999 8% $35,000 to $49,999 13% $50,000 to $74,999 8% $75,000 to $99,999 2% $100,000 to $149,999 0% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 20% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 22% High school graduate 30% Some college, no degree 15% Associate's degree 3% Bachelor's degree 6% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 38% Currently married 40% Separated 6% Widowed 8% Divorced 8%     Race White 24% Black or African American 75% Asian 0% Other 0%     Ferriday Commute Carpool 18.7% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 20 minutes

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