Galesburg Jobs

Galesburg is a city in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,988 at the 2000 census. Galesburg is on the north side of the Kalamazoo River on the boundary between Comstock Charter Township on the west and Charleston Township on the east, but is politically independent of both. The city is situated on M-96 and is just north of I-94 . Kalamazoo is about ten miles to the west and Battle Creek is about ten miles to the east. For statistical purposes, the Census Bureau has defined Greater Galesburg as a census-designated place consisting of the urbanized area outside the city's municipal boundaries.

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Among the most common occupations in Galesburg are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 21%. Sales and office occupations, 20%. and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 80 percent of workers in Galesburg, Michigan work for companies, 8 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Galesburg Jobs are for crew jobs, hourly shift management jobs, salary managers jobs, manufacturing engineer jobs, paralegal jobs and financial advisor jobs.

The leading industries in Galesburg, Michigan are Manufacturing, 21%; Educational, health and social services, 18%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Galesburg job listings indicate that the following industries in Galesburg are hiring the most workers: Surgical & Medical Instrument Mfg, Surgical Appliance & Supplies Mfg, Laboratory Equipment Mfg, Personal Safety Equipment Mfg and Food Service Contractors.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Galesburg, Michigan is $30,026, and the median income of households in Galesburg was $34,663.

Galesburg has an unemployment rate of 7.3%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Galesburg Trends data, the number of Galesburg, Michigan jobs has decreased by 34% since March 2008.

Population of Galesburg Total population 1,988 Male 49.65% Female 50.35% Median age 32.7     Galesburg Housing Owner-occupied homes 67.2% Median cost of a home $83,200 Median mortgage payment $592 Renter-occupied homes 32.8% Vacant housing 5.7% Median monthly rent $400     Average Income Median for all male full-time $35,167 Median for all female full-time $24,886     Household Income Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 18% $35,000 to $49,999 19% $50,000 to $74,999 20% $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 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16% High school graduate 40% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 8% Graduate degree 3%     Marital Status Never married 31% Currently married 48% Separated 2% Widowed 7% Divorced 13%     Race White 98% Black or African American 1% Asian 0% Other 1%     Galesburg Commute Carpool 12.0% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 19 minutes

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