Nashua Jobs

Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, Nashua had a total population of 86,605, making it the second largest city in the state after Manchester. As of 2005, the population is estimated to be 87,986. Built around the now-departed textile industry, in recent decades it has been swept up in southern New Hampshire's economic expansion as part of the Boston region. Nashua was twice named "Best Place to Live in America" in annual surveys by Money magazine. It is the only city to get the No. 1 ranking two times in 1987 and 1997. Nashua is currently ranked #87, as of summer 2006. In 2007, the Morgan Quitno Press ranked Nashua as the 27th safest city in the country.

Nashua's downtown is a regional commercial, entertainment, and dining destination. Recent plans have incorporated the Nashua River into the design of a pedestrian-friendly walkway. The Nashua Riverwalk is a large, public/private venture funded through the use of Tax Increment Financing . The city is home to a number of technical firms, including Nashua Corporation, which took its name from the city and river. Nashua Corp. was a leading producer of floppy disks through the early 1990s, making the Nashua name well-known in the world of personal computers. Defense contractor BAE Systems and computer firm Hewlett-Packard are the largest representatives of the high-tech industry prominent in the region.

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Among the most common occupations in Nashua are Management, professional, and related occupations, 42%. Sales and office occupations, 21%. and Service occupations, 14%. Approximately 82 percent of workers in Nashua, New Hampshire work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Nashua Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, software engineer jobs, sales representative jobs, software developer jobs, store manager jobs and registered nurse jobs.

The leading industries in Nashua, New Hampshire are Manufacturing, 21%; Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 17%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Nashua job listings indicate that the following industries in Nashua are hiring the most workers: Computer Storage Device Mfg, Computer Makers, Computer Equipment Mfg, Hospitals and Software Makers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Nashua, New Hampshire is $43,564, and the median income of households in Nashua was $57,056.

Nashua has an unemployment rate of 4.2%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Nashua Trends data, the number of Nashua, New Hampshire jobs has decreased by 30% since March 2008.

Population of Nashua Total population 84,632 Male 49.56% Female 50.44% Median age 35.6     Nashua Housing Owner-occupied homes 57.7% Median cost of a home $268,800 Median mortgage payment $1,011 Renter-occupied homes 42.3% Vacant housing 9.0% Median monthly rent $1,008     Average Income Median for all workers $36,517 Median for all male full-time $49,027 Median for all female full-time $38,101     Household Income Less than $10,000 6% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 9% $25,000 to $34,999 8% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 23% $75,000 to $99,999 17% $100,000 to $149,999 13% $150,000 to $199,999 5% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 6% High school graduate 25% Some college, no degree 20% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 23% Graduate degree 14%     Marital Status Never married 26% Currently married 53% Separated 2% Widowed 5% Divorced 13%     Race White 87% Black or African American 1% Asian 9% Other 2%     Nashua Commute Carpool 0.0% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 24 minutes

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