Madawaska Jobs

Madawaska is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,534 at the 2000 census. Madawaska is opposite Edmundston in Madawaska County in New Brunswick, Canada. Today, many of its residents speak French, 83.4% of the population speak French at home. Madawaska is the northernmost town in New England and is the northeastern most town in the continental United Sates. It has the same latitude as Seattle, Washington, but is significantly colder in the winter. Madawaska is a rural town whose main industry is wood pulp for the paper industry. Fraser Paper has a large facility located in Madawaska. Madawaksa retailers include K-mart, a Marden's, McDonalds, Subway, Shop-n-Save and Rite-Aid and many other small local businesses. Madawaska is the home of a large annual Acadian festival.

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Among the most common occupations in Madawaska are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 23%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 23%. and Sales and office occupations, 23%. Approximately 76 percent of workers in Madawaska, Maine work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Madawaska Jobs are for personal support specialist jobs.

The leading industries in Madawaska, Maine are Manufacturing, 33%; Educational, health and social services, 20%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Madawaska job listings indicate that the following industries in Madawaska are hiring the most workers: Home Health Care, Food Service Contractors, School & Professional Equipment Wholesalers, Pharmacies & Drug Stores and Catering Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Madawaska, Maine is $35,331, and the median income of households in Madawaska was $30,605.

Madawaska has an unemployment rate of 4.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Madawaska Trends data, the number of Madawaska, Maine jobs has decreased by 40% since April 2008.

Population of Madawaska Total population 3,326 Male 46.36% Female 53.64% Median age 46.3     Madawaska Housing Owner-occupied homes 64.4% Median cost of a home $67,800 Median mortgage payment $595 Renter-occupied homes 35.6% Vacant housing 8.6% Median monthly rent $332     Average Income Median for all male full-time $47,429 Median for all female full-time $23,233     Household Income Less than $10,000 15% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 12% $50,000 to $74,999 23% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 12% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 9% High school graduate 46% Some college, no degree 14% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 10% Graduate degree 2%     Marital Status Never married 19% Currently married 60% Separated 2% Widowed 10% Divorced 9%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 1% Other 1%     Madawaska Commute Carpool 5.2% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 13 minutes

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