Rifle Jobs

Rifle is a city in Garfield County, Colorado, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,784. The town is a regional center of the cattle ranching industry located along Interstate 70 and the Colorado River just east of the Roan Cliffs, which dominate the western skyline of the town. The town was founded in 1905 along Rifle Creek, near its mouth on the Colorado. The creek is named for an incident involving white trappers in the late 19th century. According to local lore, one of the trappers accidentally left his rifle along the creek, giving it its name.

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Among the most common occupations in Rifle are Sales and office occupations, 30%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 22%. and Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations, 20%. Approximately 76 percent of workers in Rifle, Colorado work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Rifle Jobs are for nurse jobs and territory manager jobs.

The leading industries in Rifle, Colorado are Construction, 18%; Retail trade, 18%; and Educational, health and social services, 15%. Simply Hired's Rifle job listings indicate that the following industries in Rifle are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Misc Store Retailers, Pet Care Services, Pets & Pet Supplies Wholesalers and Commercial Banking.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Rifle, Colorado is $31,022, and the median income of households in Rifle was $42,734.

Rifle has an unemployment rate of 3.0%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Rifle Trends data, the number of Rifle, Colorado jobs has decreased by 52% since March 2008.

Population of Rifle Total population 6,784 Male 51.49% Female 48.51% Median age 30.9     Rifle Housing Owner-occupied homes 57.5% Median cost of a home $144,600 Median mortgage payment $751 Renter-occupied homes 42.5% Vacant housing 3.6% Median monthly rent $602     Average Income Median for all male full-time $36,517 Median for all female full-time $25,527     Household Income Less than $10,000 7% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 11% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 22% $50,000 to $74,999 25% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 7% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7% High school graduate 37% Some college, no degree 27% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 10% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 23% Currently married 55% Separated 2% Widowed 6% Divorced 14%     Race White 94% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 6%     Rifle Commute Carpool 19.3% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 30 minutes

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