Mobile Jobs

Mobile is the third most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. The population of the city was 192,830 according to the 2006 estimate. Mobile is the only saltwater port in Alabama. Located along the northwest shore of Mobile Bay, the city began as the first capital of colonial French Louisiana in 1702. Over the past 300 years, Mobile has officially flown six flags, including France, Britain, Spain, the Republic of Alabama , the Confederacy, and the United States.

Over the past 5 years, Mobile is undergoing its greatest economic expansion in history. With numerous local, national, and even international companies funneling over $9 billion into the city. Bringing its GMP to 22 Billion and has the potential getting as high as over 200 Billion making Mobile one of the top 10 Most Prosperus cities in the U.S. Mobile has seen job growth of nearly 22% in just the past 5 years with projections of an additional increase of more than 32% in the next 3 years, mainly due in part of the ThyssenKrupp steel plant and state dock expansions. Mobile has seen its average wages surge over 30% since January 2004 mainly due in part to the Katrina disaster in late 2005 which forced employers to increase wages to remain competitive. Mobile's unemployment rate is 5.1% and has been rapidly free falling for 2 years straight. Due to the numerous new industries coming online in Mobile over the next 3 to 5 years, Mobile is projected to have an unemployment rate of less...more

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Among the most common occupations in Mobile are Management, professional, and related occupations, 31%. Sales and office occupations, 26%. and Service occupations, 17%. Approximately 72 percent of workers in Mobile, Alabama work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Mobile Jobs are for rn jobs, physical therapist jobs, driver jobs, nurse rn jobs, automotive service manager jobs and staff nurse jobs.

The leading industries in Mobile, Alabama are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 25%; Retail trade, 13%; and Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services, 8%. Simply Hired's Mobile job listings indicate that the following industries in Mobile are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Commercial & Institutional Construction, Collection Agencies, Transport Terminal Construction and Home Health Care.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Mobile, Alabama is $30,096, and the median income of households in Mobile was $31,107.

Mobile has an unemployment rate of 7.3%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Mobile Trends data, the number of Mobile, Alabama jobs has increased by 39% since November 2006.

Population of Mobile Total population 193,332 Male 46.10% Female 53.90% Median age 34.8     Mobile Housing Owner-occupied homes 57.2% Median cost of a home $97,000 Median mortgage payment $630 Renter-occupied homes 42.8% Vacant housing 14.0% Median monthly rent $557     Average Income Median for all workers $21,370 Median for all male full-time $37,154 Median for all female full-time $23,038     Household Income Less than $10,000 16% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 18% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 7% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11% High school graduate 29% Some college, no degree 23% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 16% Graduate degree 10%     Marital Status Never married 32% Currently married 43% Separated 4% Widowed 9% Divorced 13%     Race White 50% Black or African American 47% Asian 2% Other 1%     Mobile Commute Carpool 8.8% Public transportation 1.6% Average travel time 20 minutes

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