New Britain Jobs

New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, 9 miles southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 71,254. The city's official nickname is the "Hardware City" because of its history as a manufacturing center and as the headquarters of Stanley Works. Because of its large Polish population, the city is sometimes playfully referred to as "New Britski." It is also often referred to as "Hard Hittin' New Britain" - affectionately by its residents who consider it a tough town.

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Among the most common occupations in New Britain are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 22%. Sales and office occupations, 21%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 19%. Approximately 75 percent of workers in New Britain, Connecticut work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed New Britain Jobs are for ceramist jobs, physical therapist jobs, sales representative jobs, occupational therapist jobs, store manager jobs and project manager jobs.

The leading industries in New Britain, Connecticut are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 22%; Manufacturing, 17%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's New Britain job listings indicate that the following industries in New Britain are hiring the most workers: Computer Equipment Mfg, Computer Makers, Computer Storage Device Mfg, Insurance and Misc Store Retailers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in New Britain, Connecticut is $33,826, and the median income of households in New Britain was $39,303.

New Britain has an unemployment rate of 11.9%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our New Britain Trends data, the number of New Britain, Connecticut jobs has decreased by 16% since March 2008.

Population of New Britain Total population 70,193 Male 48.39% Female 51.61% Median age 34.0     New Britain Housing Owner-occupied homes 46.5% Median cost of a home $157,500 Median mortgage payment $864 Renter-occupied homes 53.5% Vacant housing 10.8% Median monthly rent $707     Average Income Median for all workers $24,690 Median for all male full-time $37,152 Median for all female full-time $30,501     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 19% $75,000 to $99,999 11% $100,000 to $149,999 7% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 11% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13% High school graduate 34% Some college, no degree 17% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 12% Graduate degree 8%     Marital Status Never married 37% Currently married 44% Separated 2% Widowed 5% Divorced 11%     Race White 77% Black or African American 12% Asian 3% Other 8%     New Britain Commute Carpool 0.0% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 20 minutes

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