Texarkana Jobs

Texarkana is the largest city and county seat of Miller County, Arkansas. It effectively functions as one half of a city which crosses a state line — the other half, the city of Texarkana, Texas, lies on the other side of State Line Avenue. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 30,006, ranking it as the state's 12th largest city, behind Jacksonville. The city forms part of the core of the Texarkana, Texas -Texarkana, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area, encompassing all of Bowie County, Texas and Miller County, Arkansas.

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Among the most common occupations in Texarkana are Management, professional, and related occupations, 26%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 17%. Approximately 71 percent of workers in Texarkana, Arkansas work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Texarkana Jobs are for assistant store manager jobs, store cashier jobs, full-time pharmacist jobs, hospitalist jobs, call center supervisor jobs and physical therapist jobs.

The leading industries in Texarkana, Arkansas are Educational, health and social services, 21%; Manufacturing, 14%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Texarkana job listings indicate that the following industries in Texarkana are hiring the most workers: Special Freight Trucking, Trucking, Tire Dealers, Automotive Parts Stores and Convenience Stores.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Texarkana, Arkansas is $28,468, and the median income of households in Texarkana was $31,343.

Texarkana has an unemployment rate of 7.9%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Texarkana Trends data, the number of Texarkana, Arkansas jobs has increased by 59% since March 2008.

Population of Texarkana Total population 26,448 Male 47.92% Female 52.08% Median age 34.8     Texarkana Housing Owner-occupied homes 60.9% Median cost of a home $63,300 Median mortgage payment $465 Renter-occupied homes 39.1% Vacant housing 11.4% Median monthly rent $447     Average Income Median for all male full-time $35,204 Median for all female full-time $21,731     Household Income Less than $10,000 16% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 8% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17% High school graduate 34% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 9% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 23% Currently married 52% Separated 4% Widowed 9% Divorced 12%     Race White 67% Black or African American 31% Asian 1% Other 1%     Texarkana Commute Carpool 11.5% Public transportation 0.2% Average travel time 18 minutes

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