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New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, located about 51 miles south of Boston, 28 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about 12 miles east of Fall River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 93,768 . New Bedford is nicknamed "The Whaling City" due to the fact that it was one of the most important ports for the whaling industry. The city is considered one of the two major cities along the area of Massachusetts known as the South Coast . The mayor of New Bedford is Scott W. Lang.

Historic The economy of the Pilgrim settlement in the New Bedford area was initially based around a few farming and fishing villages. The early Bedford Village quickly became a commercial zone and from there became a major whaling and foreign trade port. In the early 1700s, the Russell family purchased this area and developed it into a larger village . By the 18th century, entrepreneurs in the area, such as whaling merchants from Nantucket, were attracted to the village and helped make it into one of the top whaling cities in the country. The most significant of these merchants was Joseph Rotch, who bought 10 acres of land in 1765 from Joseph Russell III on which he and his sons ran the family business. Rotch moved his business to New Bedford since it would be better for refining whale oil and manufacturing candles made from whales. As these parts of the whaling industry had been monopolized by a merchant cartel in Boston, Newport, Rhode Island, and Providence, Rhode Island, Rotch...more

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Among the most common occupations in New Bedford are Service occupations, 22%. Sales and office occupations, 21%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 19%. Approximately 73 percent of workers in New Bedford, Massachusetts work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed New Bedford Jobs are for registered nurse jobs, physical therapist jobs, occupational therapist jobs, physical therapy jobs, housekeeper i jobs and laboratory assistant jobs.

The leading industries in New Bedford, Massachusetts are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 23%; Manufacturing, 13%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's New Bedford job listings indicate that the following industries in New Bedford are hiring the most workers: Clinics & Outpatient Services, Misc Store Retailers, Hospitals, Outpatient Surgery Centers and Home Health Care.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in New Bedford, Massachusetts is $34,121, and the median income of households in New Bedford was $31,845.

New Bedford has an unemployment rate of 10.7%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our New Bedford Trends data, the number of New Bedford, Massachusetts jobs has increased by 12% since March 2008.

Population of New Bedford Total population 84,898 Male 47.72% Female 52.28% Median age 37.1     New Bedford Housing Owner-occupied homes 45.6% Median cost of a home $240,000 Median mortgage payment $957 Renter-occupied homes 54.4% Vacant housing 9.8% Median monthly rent $635     Average Income Median for all workers $24,091 Median for all male full-time $39,812 Median for all female full-time $28,430     Household Income Less than $10,000 17% $10,000 to $14,999 11% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $25,000 to $34,999 9% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 17% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 16% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17% High school graduate 32% Some college, no degree 13% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 9% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 35% Currently married 40% Separated 4% Widowed 9% Divorced 12%     Race White 80% Black or African American 7% Asian 1% Other 11%     New Bedford Commute Carpool 14.1% Public transportation 2.6% Average travel time 21 minutes

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