Spokane Jobs

Spokane is a city located in Eastern Washington. The seat of Spokane County, Spokane is the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest, is the second largest city in Washington state, and the fourth largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The most recent state figures, released in July of 2006, show that the city's population has increased to about 198,000, while estimates show that nearly a half a million people reside in Spokane County . The Coeur d'Alene, Idaho metropolitan area is not recognized as a part of the Spokane metropolitan area by mainly because it is on the other side of the Washington-Idaho state line, but the two areas are unified economically, and if combined, would account for a metro population of nearly 600,000 people. The city is located along the Spokane River, where the river descends from the Selkirk Mountain range into the Columbia Plateau. It is less than 20 miles from the Washington-Idaho border and is located 280 mile ...more

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Among the most common occupations in Spokane are Management, professional, and related occupations, 28%. Sales and office occupations, 27%. and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 73 percent of workers in Spokane, Washington work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Spokane Jobs are for registered nurse jobs, physical therapist jobs, sales representative jobs, account executive jobs, machinist jobs and store manager jobs.

The leading industries in Spokane, Washington are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 22%; Retail trade, 14%; and Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services, 9%. Simply Hired's Spokane job listings indicate that the following industries in Spokane are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Medical & Diagnostic Laboratories, Toxicology Laboratories, Diagnostic Imaging Centers and Misc Store Retailers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Spokane, Washington is $34,010, and the median income of households in Spokane was $34,752.

Spokane has an unemployment rate of 8.4%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

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

Population of Spokane Total population 192,777 Male 49.09% Female 50.91% Median age 35.4     Spokane Housing Owner-occupied homes 55.4% Median cost of a home $127,500 Median mortgage payment $711 Renter-occupied homes 44.6% Vacant housing 6.3% Median monthly rent $580     Average Income Median for all workers $20,944 Median for all male full-time $37,549 Median for all female full-time $30,470     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8% High school graduate 26% Some college, no degree 28% Associate's degree 11% Bachelor's degree 15% Graduate degree 10%     Marital Status Never married 31% Currently married 46% Separated 2% Widowed 7% Divorced 14%     Race White 93% Black or African American 2% Asian 3% Other 2%     Spokane Commute Carpool 9.8% Public transportation 3.1% Average travel time 19 minutes

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