Jonesboro Jobs

Jonesboro is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,829 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Clayton County. The city's name was originally spelled Jonesborough, and during the American Civil War the final skirmish in the Atlanta Campaign was fought here south of Atlanta, cutting off the city and forcing the mayor of Atlanta to surrender at Marietta in early September of 1864. The final fall of Atlanta in the Battle of Jonesborough ended up being a decisive point in the nation's history, propelling Abraham Lincoln to re-election two months later, and continuing the war until the Confederacy finally surrendered the following year.

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Among the most common occupations in Jonesboro are Sales and office occupations, 30%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 23%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 18%. Approximately 77 percent of workers in Jonesboro, Georgia work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Jonesboro Jobs are for post-doc fellow jobs, physical therapist jobs, occupational therapist jobs, project manager jobs, account executive jobs and asst professor-ct jobs.

The leading industries in Jonesboro, Georgia are Educational, health and social services, 17%; Retail trade, 12%; and Transportation and warehousing, and utilities, 10%. Simply Hired's Jonesboro job listings indicate that the following industries in Jonesboro are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Blood & Organ Banks, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Cable & Other Distribution and Outpatient Surgery Centers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Jonesboro, Georgia is $27,516, and the median income of households in Jonesboro was $31,951.

Jonesboro has an unemployment rate of 3.5%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Jonesboro Trends data, the number of Jonesboro, Georgia jobs has increased by 56% since March 2008.

Population of Jonesboro Total population 3,829 Male 45.68% Female 54.32% Median age 31.8     Jonesboro Housing Owner-occupied homes 53.2% Median cost of a home $77,500 Median mortgage payment $484 Renter-occupied homes 46.8% Vacant housing 6.1% Median monthly rent $549     Average Income Median for all male full-time $29,236 Median for all female full-time $25,797     Household Income Less than $10,000 17% $10,000 to $14,999 5% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 12% $50,000 to $74,999 25% $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 8% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 21% High school graduate 31% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 10% Graduate degree 3%     Marital Status Never married 30% Currently married 43% Separated 3% Widowed 8% Divorced 17%     Race White 64% Black or African American 31% Asian 1% Other 4%     Jonesboro Commute Carpool 14.1% Public transportation 0.6% Average travel time 25 minutes

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