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Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States, and voted one of “America’s Most Livable Communities.� . Situated in North Texas, Fort Worth covers almost 300 square miles and is the county seat of Tarrant County. As of the 2006 U.S. Census estimate, Fort Worth had a population of 653,320. It has become one of the fastest growing cities in the country due to its warm climate, numerous business opportunities, low cost of living and wide array of attractions . The city is the second-largest cultural and economic center of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with a population of 6 million in 12 counties. Established originally in 1849 as a protective Army outpost at the foot of a bluff overlooking the Trinity River, the city of Fort Worth today still embraces and boasts of being more down-home, laid-back, and is proud of its traditionally old-fashioned ways...more

Companies Headquartered in Fort Worth, USA: Acme Brick Alcon AmeriCredit AMR Corporation Bell/Agusta Aerospace Company Bell Helicopter Textron Ben E. Keith Bombay Company Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Carter & Burgess Consolidated Robotics Coria Laboratories, Ltd. Crescent Real Estate Equities Company Dickies Dunlaps D. R. Horton First Command Financial Planning, Inc. Funimation Entertainment Galderma Laboratories Lockheed Martin Aeronautics RadioShack Rahr and Sons Brewing Company Pier One Imports SPM Flow Control TTI, Inc. XTO Energy

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Among the most common occupations in Fort Worth are Management, professional, and related occupations, 28%. Sales and office occupations, 24%. and Service occupations, 15%. Approximately 78 percent of workers in Fort Worth, Texas work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Fort Worth Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, sales representative jobs, occupational therapist jobs, sales associate jobs, project manager jobs and assistant store manager jobs.

The leading industries in Fort Worth, Texas are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 16%; Manufacturing, 12%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Fort Worth job listings indicate that the following industries in Fort Worth are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Home Health Care and Misc Store Retailers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Fort Worth, Texas is $32,628, and the median income of households in Fort Worth was $40,663.

Fort Worth has an unemployment rate of 7.7%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Fort Worth Trends data, the number of Fort Worth, Texas jobs has increased by 31% since March 2008.

Population of Fort Worth Total population 604,538 Male 50.00% Female 50.00% Median age 30.9     Fort Worth Housing Owner-occupied homes 58.4% Median cost of a home $100,000 Median mortgage payment $803 Renter-occupied homes 41.6% Vacant housing 10.1% Median monthly rent $678     Average Income Median for all workers $24,835 Median for all male full-time $35,573 Median for all female full-time $29,684     Household Income Less than $10,000 10% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 17% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 8% $150,000 to $199,999 3% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 10% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 12% High school graduate 26% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 17% Graduate degree 8%     Marital Status Never married 30% Currently married 51% Separated 3% Widowed 5% Divorced 11%     Race White 62% Black or African American 19% Asian 4% Other 15%     Fort Worth Commute Carpool 13.5% Public transportation 1.1% Average travel time 25 minutes

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