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Newport News is an independent city in Virginia. It is on the southwestern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending to its mouth at Hampton Roads. The origin of the unusual name of "Newport News" is unclear. Some locals believe it gained its name as the geographic point at which "news" reached shore of Captain Christopher Newport's long delayed arrival after his ill-fated Third Supply mission in May 1610. Perhaps originally the name signaled hope that Jamestown would survive and the "Starving Time" was over. In reality, Captain Newport's arrival proved remarkable in two ways: 1) with him was colonist John Rolfe, with a new form of tobacco to try to export for the as-yet unprofitable Virginia Colony, and 2) proved to be a stop-gap for the colonists, postponing the abandonment of Jamestown long enough so that the eventual attempt to abandon Jamestown encountered the supply mission of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, which brought a new form of...more

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Among the most common occupations in Newport News are Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%. Sales and office occupations, 25%. and Service occupations, 15%. Approximately 71 percent of workers in Newport News, Virginia work for companies, 20 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Newport News Jobs are for registered nurse jobs, physical therapist jobs, occupational therapist jobs, cashier jobs, lpn jobs and sales representative jobs.

The leading industries in Newport News, Virginia are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 17%; Manufacturing, 15%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Newport News job listings indicate that the following industries in Newport News are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Mail Order Retailing, Convenience Stores and Clinics & Outpatient Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Newport News, Virginia is $33,214, and the median income of households in Newport News was $46,641.

Newport News has an unemployment rate of 5.9%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Newport News Trends data, the number of Newport News, Virginia jobs has decreased by 18% since March 2008.

Population of Newport News Total population 176,591 Male 48.05% Female 51.95% Median age 33.0     Newport News Housing Owner-occupied homes 54.0% Median cost of a home $152,000 Median mortgage payment $798 Renter-occupied homes 46.0% Vacant housing 5.4% Median monthly rent $793     Average Income Median for all workers $27,584 Median for all male full-time $37,585 Median for all female full-time $28,843     Household Income Less than $10,000 9% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 11% $25,000 to $34,999 11% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 24% $75,000 to $99,999 12% $100,000 to $149,999 8% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 31% Some college, no degree 28% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 13% Graduate degree 8%     Marital Status Never married 28% Currently married 53% Separated 3% Widowed 6% Divorced 10%     Race White 53% Black or African American 42% Asian 3% Other 2%     Newport News Commute Carpool 10.3% Public transportation 2.4% Average travel time 23 minutes

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