Lawrence Jobs

Lawrence is a river city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States, 41 miles west of Kansas City, along the banks of both the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers. It is considered governmentally independent and is the principal city within the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 80,098, making it the sixth largest city in Kansas. Lawrence is the county seat of Douglas County, and is the home of the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University.

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Among the most common occupations in Lawrence are Management, professional, and related occupations, 40%. Sales and office occupations, 21%. and Service occupations, 20%. Approximately 67 percent of workers in Lawrence, Kansas work for companies, 23 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Lawrence Jobs are for occupational therapist jobs, occupational therapy jobs, physical therapist jobs, sales jobs, account manager jobs and sales representative jobs.

The leading industries in Lawrence, Kansas are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 26%; Retail trade, 12%; and Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services, 12%. Simply Hired's Lawrence job listings indicate that the following industries in Lawrence are hiring the most workers: Mail Order Retailing, Books & Periodicals Wholesalers, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Catering Services and Food Service Contractors.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Lawrence, Kansas is $34,464, and the median income of households in Lawrence was $35,989.

Lawrence has an unemployment rate of 5.1%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Lawrence Trends data, the number of Lawrence, Kansas jobs has increased by 7% since March 2008.

Population of Lawrence Total population 74,951 Male 51.88% Female 48.12% Median age 28.6     Lawrence Housing Owner-occupied homes 45.2% Median cost of a home $161,700 Median mortgage payment $882 Renter-occupied homes 54.8% Vacant housing 7.0% Median monthly rent $690     Average Income Median for all workers $20,117 Median for all male full-time $35,610 Median for all female full-time $33,319     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 14% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 8% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2% High school graduate 17% Some college, no degree 23% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 24% Graduate degree 26%     Marital Status Never married 42% Currently married 43% Separated 2% Widowed 3% Divorced 10%     Race White 86% Black or African American 6% Asian 5% Other 4%     Lawrence Commute Carpool 6.7% Public transportation 0.8% Average travel time 20 minutes

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