Kankakee Jobs

Kankakee is a city in Kankakee County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 27,491. It is the county seat of Kankakee County . It is one of two principal cities of and included in the "Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area", which is included in the larger "Chicago-Michigan City, Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin Combined Statistical Area". Library service is provided by the Kankakee Public Library.

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Among the most common occupations in Kankakee are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 23%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 20%. and Sales and office occupations, 20%. Approximately 72 percent of workers in Kankakee, Illinois work for companies, 15 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Kankakee Jobs are for merchandiser jobs, registered nurse (rn) jobs, physical therapist jobs, physical therapy jobs, cashier jobs and sales associate jobs.

The leading industries in Kankakee, Illinois are Educational, health and social services, 20%; Manufacturing, 14%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Kankakee job listings indicate that the following industries in Kankakee are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Trucking, Special Freight Trucking, Food Service Contractors and Catering Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Kankakee, Illinois is $26,911, and the median income of households in Kankakee was $30,469.

Kankakee has an unemployment rate of 10.0%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Kankakee Trends data, the number of Kankakee, Illinois jobs has not changed since March 2008.

Population of Kankakee Total population 27,491 Male 47.87% Female 52.13% Median age 32.3     Kankakee Housing Owner-occupied homes 53.4% Median cost of a home $73,400 Median mortgage payment $546 Renter-occupied homes 46.6% Vacant housing 8.6% Median monthly rent $491     Average Income Median for all male full-time $30,894 Median for all female full-time $22,928     Household Income Less than $10,000 14% $10,000 to $14,999 11% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $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 13% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 18% High school graduate 30% Some college, no degree 20% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 8% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 34% Currently married 42% Separated 3% Widowed 9% Divorced 12%     Race White 52% Black or African American 42% Asian 0% Other 6%     Kankakee Commute Carpool 17.3% Public transportation 1.4% Average travel time 23 minutes

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