Greenwood Jobs

Greenwood is situated in Leflore County, Mississippi at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta, approximately 96 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, and 130 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. The population was 18,425 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Leflore County and the principal city of the Greenwood Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Tallahatchie River and the Yalobusha River meet at Greenwood to form the Yazoo River. Greenwood is the gateway to the Delta and has an array of things to do, places to visit, shopping and dining, and lodging options. It is home to such corporations as Viking Range Corp., Milwaukee Electric Tool Company, Staplcotn , America's Catch ,Heartland Catfish , Balkamp and more. Greenwood is alive with cultural opportunities, including live blues music, live theater productions, museum exhibits, offerings of various art and culinary classes and much more.

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Among the most common occupations in Greenwood are Management, professional, and related occupations, 28%. Sales and office occupations, 21%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 20%. Approximately 65 percent of workers in Greenwood, Mississippi work for companies, 18 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Greenwood Jobs are for physical therapy assistant jobs, product manager jobs, occupational therapist jobs, occupational therapist/ot jobs, physical therapist jobs and market researcher jobs.

The leading industries in Greenwood, Mississippi are Educational, health and social services, 22%; Manufacturing, 16%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Greenwood job listings indicate that the following industries in Greenwood are hiring the most workers: Clinics & Outpatient Services, Bottled Water Mfg, Soft Drink Mfg, Nurses & Nursing and Trauma Centers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Greenwood, Mississippi is $22,922, and the median income of households in Greenwood was $21,867.

Greenwood has an unemployment rate of 11.5%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Greenwood Trends data, the number of Greenwood, Mississippi jobs has increased by 20% since November 2006.

Population of Greenwood Total population 18,425 Male 45.72% Female 54.28% Median age 31.7     Greenwood Housing Owner-occupied homes 49.3% Median cost of a home $64,100 Median mortgage payment $400 Renter-occupied homes 50.7% Vacant housing 8.6% Median monthly rent $336     Average Income Median for all male full-time $27,267 Median for all female full-time $18,578     Household Income Less than $10,000 26% $10,000 to $14,999 12% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 12% $50,000 to $74,999 10% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 14% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 21% High school graduate 26% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 12% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 39% Currently married 37% Separated 6% Widowed 9% Divorced 9%     Race White 33% Black or African American 66% Asian 1% Other 0%     Greenwood Commute Carpool 16.8% Public transportation 2.2% Average travel time 14 minutes

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